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Biotech / Medical : Ligand (LGND) Breakout! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lrb who wrote (14872)	2/12/1998 2:35:00 PM
From: Henry Niman	Respond to of 32384

I don't think that there is much difference between complete regression and complete remission. Complete remission means that there is no evidence of disease and is commonly used to describe cancer because tumor can return. Sometimes it is replaced by "cure" but oncologists don't like the term and it's generally reserved for patients who have been in complete remission for 5-10 years. I suspect that for animals, complete regression is used to describe the disappearance of the tumor, but I'm not sure if a battery of additional tests (blood work, MRI, etc) is done to qualify for the complete remission term.