Cancer & Oncology

Progression-free survival

Also called: PFS

What does Progression-free survival mean?

Time during and after treatment in which a patient remains alive without the cancer becoming measurably worse.

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.