The efficacy of a therapy for a solid tumor (such as breast cancer) is its effectiveness in achieving the following treatment goals:
• Curing the disease (i.e., achieving long-term remission of the disease by removing a solid tumor from the body and/or permanently eliminating all the cancer cells from the body).
• Prolonging life
• Improving quality of life by eliminating or reducing symptoms of the disease
The efficacy of a therapy for a hematological malignancy (i.e., a cancer of cells of the blood) is its effectiveness in achieving the following treatment goals:
• Curing the disease (i.e., achieving long-term remission of the disease by permanently eliminating all the cancer cells from the body)
• Prolonging life
• Improving quality of life by eliminating or reducing symptoms of the disease
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