Concept information
Preferred term
quality-adjusted time without symptoms or toxicity
Definition
- Quality-adjusted time without symptoms or toxicity (Q-TWiST) is an outcome measure for cancer clinical trials, which was developed in the mid-1980s by Richard Gelber and Aron Goldhirsch to evaluate adjuvant chemotherapy. It is an adaptation of the QALY, the quality-adjusted life year. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Quality-Adjusted Time without Symptoms or Toxicity (Q-TWiST)]
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Q-TWIST
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/quality-adjusted_time_without_symptoms_or_toxicity
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