In the analysis with respect to response to tamoxifen therapy, although human kallikrein 6 levels were not associated with tamoxifen responsiveness, higher levels of human kallikrein 10 were significantly associated with a poor response rate.
Results of a survey by researchers at Brown University, released two weeks ago, showed a poor response rate to e-mail by state government officials.
In Florida, that is less true, so a pollster that has a poor response rate or does not properly balance its demographics may get unreliable results.
The initially poor response rate to the emailed online questionnaire was improved considerably by telephoning all doctors individually and conducting the questionnaire by phone where indicated.
Response rates are often related to interest in the subject, and the poor response rate might actually be due to low interest in radiation protection.
Despite the armamentarium of cytotoxic agents available in the treatment of patients with advanced recurrent ovarian, fallopian, and peritoneal disease, enthusiasm for these agents has been tempered by their toxicity profile, poor response rate, and eventually, the emergence of resistance.
Recruitment to the second-line study was closed early due to the poor response rate (1/17 evaluable, 6%; 95% CI: 1%, 27%) and short time to progression noted in the first-line study.
This is supported by a similar survey of German University dental schools in 2004 (poor response rate 45% of schools and based on 34,242 patients) that showed that patients were inadequately treated prior to referral but also indicated that many once in the dental schools were still not managed according to guidelines.
The survey has been criticised as suffering from a poor response rate and therefore open to bias, though this issue has been recognised and rationalised by the report's authors.
EGFR TKI monotherapy results in a relatively poor response rate and the response is not usually sustained for the responders [5].
This initial postal survey yielded a poor response rate.
