Quantitative Methods 2017

Endpoints of treatment efficacy

Events

Endpoint

Death

Last follow up alive

T-failure N-failure M-failure

Tumour

other

Local control

E

C C C E E E C C

C C C E C E C C

C C C C C C C C

Regional control

E E

Locoregional control

E

(Overall) survival

Cause-specific survival Disease-free survival

E E E

E E

E E

Disease-free rate

Local relapse free rate

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