I alle undersøgelserne var hovedmålestokken for effekt enten den samlede overlevelsestid eller den progressionsfrie overlevelsestid (den tid, det tager, inden sygdommen forværres, eller til patienten dør). ###>In all of the studies, the main measure of effectiveness was either overall survival time or progression- free survival time (the time taken for the disease to get worse or for the patient to die).