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|Type= | |Short definition=compassionate use - {{Pronunciation}} (Kum-pa-shuh-nut yoos) way to provide investigational therapy to a patient who is ineligible for treatment in a clinical trial but has a serious or life-threatening illness for which other treatments are unavailable. Compassionate use allows patients to receive promising but not yet fully studied or approved cancer therapies when no other treatment option exists. Also called extended access | ||
|Type=Cancer terms | |||
|Specialty=Oncology | |||
|Language=English | |||
|Source=NCI | |||
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compassionate use - {{Pronunciation}} (Kum-pa-shuh-nut yoos) way to provide investigational therapy to a patient who is ineligible for treatment in a clinical trial but has a serious or life-threatening illness for which other treatments are unavailable. Compassionate use allows patients to receive promising but not yet fully studied or approved cancer therapies when no other treatment option exists. Also called extended access {{dictionary-stub}} [[Category:Dictionary of medicine]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:08, 8 January 2023
| Compassionate use | |
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| Term | Compassionate use |
| Short definition | compassionate use - (pronounced) (Kum-pa-shuh-nut yoos) way to provide investigational therapy to a patient who is ineligible for treatment in a clinical trial but has a serious or life-threatening illness for which other treatments are unavailable. Compassionate use allows patients to receive promising but not yet fully studied or approved cancer therapies when no other treatment option exists. Also called extended access |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
compassionate use - (pronounced) (Kum-pa-shuh-nut yoos) way to provide investigational therapy to a patient who is ineligible for treatment in a clinical trial but has a serious or life-threatening illness for which other treatments are unavailable. Compassionate use allows patients to receive promising but not yet fully studied or approved cancer therapies when no other treatment option exists. Also called extended access
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Compassionate use
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