What does positive clinical outcomes mean?

There are 3 types of positive clinical outcomes:

1. Stability of disease. This means the disease has stopped progressing. The symptoms have not worsened and is manageable. A person can live a long time at this stage with continued therapy.

2. Partial improvement. This means the disease has reduced or a malignant tumor has shrunk but did not disappear. The symptoms have improved, and body functions may have almost normalized.

3. No evidence of disease. This means the disease is no longer detected by conventional diagnostic study. There are no symptoms. Body function is normal. In essence the disease is in remission.