Dictionary Box—List of Clinical Terms, Taken from NIH NCI
Progression-free survival (PFS)	the length of time during/after the treatment of a disease, that a patient life with the disease without it getting worse
Overall survival (OS)	the length of time from either the date of diagnosis or the start of the treatment of a disease that a patient with the disease is still alive
Response	an improvement related to a treatment
Complete response (CR)	the disappearance of all signs of cancer in response to a treatment
Partial response (PR)	a decrease in the size of a tumor, or in the extent of cancer in the body, in response to a treatment
Stable disease (SD)	cancer that is neither decreasing nor increasing in extent or severity
Progressive disease (PD)	cancer that is growing, spreading, or getting worse
Recommended phase II dose (RP2D)	usually the highest dose with acceptable toxicity, used in subsequent clinical trials.