Toxicity and response criteria of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Abstract

STANDARD CRITERIA FOR TOXICITY and for response to treatment are important prerequisites to the conduct of cancer trials. The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group criteria for toxicity and response are presented to facilitate future reference and to encourage further standardization among those conducting clinical trials.

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MedicineToxicityStandardizationOncologyClinical trialInternal medicineClinical OncologyPrecision oncologyMedical physicsCancer

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Year: 1982
Type: article
Volume: 5
Issue: 6
Pages: 649-656
Citations: 11258
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                                    Martin M. Oken, 
                                
                                    Richard H. Creech, 
                                
                                    Douglass C. Tormey
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1982). 
                            Toxicity and response criteria of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. 
                            American Journal of Clinical Oncology
                            , 5
                            (6)
                            , 649-656.
                            https://doi.org/10.1097/00000421-198212000-00014
                        

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DOI: 10.1097/00000421-198212000-00014