Dictionary
The Dictionary provides concise definitions of health economics terms, arranged alphabetically for quick reference. Use it to understand unfamiliar terminology or confirm the meaning of a specific term.
C
- Clinical Benefit Rate
- A cancer outcome measure combining complete response, partial response, and stable disease rates, giving a broader benefit picture than response rate alone.
- Complete Response
- A standardised tumour response classification indicating the complete disappearance of all target and non-target tumour lesions following treatment.
D
- Deep Response
- A general term for a substantial reduction in detectable disease burden, deeper than a standard partial or complete response by less sensitive testing.
- Disease Control Rate
- A cancer outcome measure combining complete response, partial response, and stable disease rates, characterising the proportion whose disease did not progress.
M
- Minimal Residual DiseaseMRD
- The small amount of disease still detectable using highly sensitive techniques after treatment appears, by less sensitive measures, to have achieved complete response.
- Missing Data Handling Qol
- The statistical methods used to address incomplete responses in quality of life questionnaires, which commonly arise from patient dropout or survey fatigue.
R
- Radiological Response
- A treatment response measure based on imaging assessment of tumour size, classified into categories such as complete response, partial response, or progressive disease.
S
- Stringent Complete Response
- A myeloma response criterion more rigorous than a standard complete response, requiring additional laboratory confirmation, such as normalised light chain ratios.
T
- Tumour ResponseTumor Response
- A general term for how a tumour changes in size following treatment, classified as complete response, partial response, stable disease, or progressive disease.
V
- Very Good Response
- A myeloma response criterion representing a substantial reduction in disease markers, between a standard partial response and a complete response.