Table 1.
Comparison of response assessment criteria.
| Criteria | Expanded abbreviation | Versions | Image index | Disease group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHO | World Health Organization | 1981 | SPD | Solid tumors |
| RECIST | Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors | 2000, 2009 | Longest diameter | Solid tumors |
| Cheson | Cheson | 1999, 2007, 2014 | SPD | Lymphoma |
| Choi | Choi criteria | 2007 | Longest diameter and CT attenuation | Sarcoma |
| irRC | Immune Related Response Criteria | 2009 | SPD | Melanoma, lung cancer, etc |
| irRECIST | Immune Related RECIST | 2013 | Longest diameter | Melanoma, lung cancer |
| mRECIST | Modified RECIST | 2005 | Longest diameter | Hepatocellular cancer |
| PCWG | Prostate Cancer Working Group | 1999, 2007 | Number of tumors | Bone lesions in prostate cancer |
| MDA | MD Anderson criteria | 2004 | Longest diameter | Bone lesions in breast cancer |
SPD: Sum of the product of the perpendicular diameters; CT: computed tomography.