Treatment outcome where there is no detectable M protein in the serum and urine (using immunofixation) and normal percentage of plasma cells in the bone marrow or absence of myeloma cells by staining techniques; also referred to as complete remission.
Apparent disappearance of the tumor or tumors from the patient's body (along with other possible criteria, depending on the cancer type.)
To a researcher, this means the disappearance of all cancer for at least 4 weeks.
The disappearance of all signs of breast cancer in response to treatment. This does not always mean the cancer will not return. Also called a complete remission.
All detectable cancer is gone after treatment. This is not the same as a cure, as there may still remain some cancer too small to detect.
The disappearance of all detectable signs of cancer in response to treatment. This does not mean the cancer has been cured. Also called a complete remission.
The term used when all signs of the cancer have disappeared.