Cancer & Oncology

Complete response

Also called: Complete remission

What does Complete response mean?

Disappearance of all measurable evidence of cancer using the assessment methods being applied.

U.S. National Library of Medicine
Understanding Medical Words ↗ National Cancer Institute
Cancer Terms Dictionary ↗ CDC
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This is a plain-language Healthway explanation, not an individual diagnosis. The meaning of a term can change with the clinical context in which it appears.