{"id":6697,"date":"2025-09-03T11:51:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T09:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediconomics.com\/glossar\/overall-survival\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T11:51:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T09:51:34","slug":"overall-survival","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/mediconomics.com\/en\/glossar\/overall-survival\/","title":{"rendered":"Overall Survival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Overall Survival (OS) is an efficacy endpoint in clinical trials, particularly in oncology, that measures the time from the start of treatment (often the time of randomization) until the patient&#8217;s death from any cause. It is considered the &#8216;gold standard&#8217; among efficacy endpoints, as it represents the most direct and clinically relevant benefit for the patient: prolongation of life. <\/p>\n<p>OS is objective, clearly measurable, and free from interpretation. Studies demonstrating a significant improvement in overall survival have the highest clinical and regulatory validity. The disadvantage is that measuring OS often requires long follow-up periods, making studies expensive and time-consuming. For this reason, surrogate endpoints such as progression-free survival (PFS) are often used to enable a faster assessment of efficacy. For a CRO, precise tracking of the survival status of all patients is an important task of data management and monitoring.    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mediconomics.com\/glossary\/\">Back to overview<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overall Survival (OS) is an efficacy endpoint in clinical trials, particularly in oncology, that measures the time from the start of treatment (often the time of randomization) until the patient&#8217;s death from any cause. 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