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Table 3 Response rates and proportion of patients with measured tumor shrinkage >10% in single agent placebo or best supportive care arms of randomized trials

From: Fool’s gold, lost treasures, and the randomized clinical trial

Tumor type

RECIST response %

% of patients with measurable tumor shrinkage >10%a

NSCLC [21]

1

NAb

NSCLC [22]

<1

NA

NSCLC [91]

0.7

NA

NSCLC [92]

1

NA

Colorectal [52]

0

1

Colorectal [93]

0

NA

Colorectal [94]

0

NA

Renal cell [95]

2

NA

Renal cell [96]

0

NA

Renal cell [97]

3

NA

Renal cell [98]

0

4

Renal cell [99]

0

5.5

Hepatocellular [100]

0

9

Hepatocellular [101]

3

NA

Hepatocellular [102]

1.3

NA

Head and neck cancer [103]

0

7

Head and neck cancer [104]

1

NA

Head and neck cancer [105]

3

NA

Transitional cell [106]

0

NA

Pancreatic neuroendocrine [107]

0

7

Pancreatic neuroendocrine [112]

2

6.6

Prostate [108]

4

NA

Sarcoma [109]

0

NA

Medullary thyroid [110]

1

NA

Mesothelioma [111]

1.7

NA

  1. a. Calculated by manual measurement of published waterfall plots.
  2. b. NA = not available.