progressive disease


progressive disease

Medspeak
Any chronic or dread disease (e.g., cancer), which progresses with time in scope and/or severity.
Oncology
A term defined in the context of clinical trials as tumour growth of ≥ 20% since treatment began, including local or metastatic tumour mass.

progressive disease

Medtalk A chronic or dread disease–eg, CA, which ↑ with time in scope or severity. See Dread disease.