End point assessment in gliomas: novel treatments limit usefulness of classical Macdonald's Criteria.

van den Bent, Martin J; Vogelbaum, Michael A; Wen, Patrick Y; Macdonald, David R; Chang, Susan M · J Clin Oncol · 2009

review · Level V

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Abstract

Recent trials in glioma have revealed significant limitations in the end points used. This requires a critical and comprehensive review of how brain tumor trials are conducted, particularly of which end points are defined and how response and progression are defined.

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