Early mortality and overall survival in oncology phase I trial participants: can we improve patient selection?

Early mortality and overall survival in oncology phase I trial participants: can we improve patient selection?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Patient selection for phase I trials (PIT) in oncology is challenging. A typical inclusion criterion for PIT is 'life expectancy > 3 months', however the 90 day mortality (90DM) and overall survival (OS) of patients with...

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Main Authors: Bedard Philippe, Chen Eric X, Wang Lisa, Chan Kelvin K, Florescu Ana, Chau Nicole G, Oza Amit M, Siu Lillian L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/11/426

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