Evaluating Treatment from the Point of View of the Patient - PROs (Patient-Reported Outcomes)

The patient's own evaluation of treatment can simplify communication between the patient and the treating physician; it provides additional important information for therapy control and improves patient compliance. Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) have already been examined in clinical studies among patients suffering from advanced ovarian cancer for a long time now and have made an important contribution with respect to the definition of a recognized standard of treatment for first-line therapy. This article describes the significance of PROs from the point of view of a social scientist, a gynaecologist, and an affected patient.