Preferred Label : Supportive Care Study;
NCIt synonyms : Supportive Care Trial;
NCIt related terms : SUPPORTIVE CARE;
NCIt definition : Clinical studies intended to improve the comfort and quality of life for the patient
using drugs, nutritional, dietary, behavioral or other interventions.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: A type of study designed to evaluate one or more interventions where the primary
intent is to maximize comfort, minimize side effects or mitigate against a decline
in the subject's health or function. In general, supportive care interventions are
not intended to cure a disease. (ClinicalTrials.gov);
Origin ID : C71486;
UMLS CUI : C2348611;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
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