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objective response rate

(ub-JEK-tiv reh-SPONTS rayt)

The percentage of people in a study or treatment group who have a partial response or complete response to the treatment within a certain period of time. A partial response is a decrease in the size of a tumor or in the amount of cancer in the body, and a complete response is the disappearance of all signs of cancer in the body. In a clinical trial, measuring the objective response rate is one way to see how well a new treatment works. Also called ORR.

objective response rate

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