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Overall survival

Overall survival · OS

Time from a defined study starting point to death from any cause.

How to read it

Check the starting point, follow-up, death count and subsequent treatments.

A common pitfall

A median is not an individual prognosis; the difference between medians is not a gain for every patient.

Read it in context

Related readings will be added as the collection grows.

Source

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Explanations by Before the Conclusion · October 29, 2026