Feb 19, 2008 02:10
16 yrs ago
Japanese term

有効率

Japanese to English Medical Medical (general) Hepatitis
source: インターフェロン単独治療での有効率 (ウイルスが完全に駆除される率)

Is is correct to translate 有効率 as response rate? While researching, I found terms such as sustained response, complete response, and it seems a little vague just to say response rate. Literally, it is "effectiveness rate" but is this term OK in this context?

Proposed translations

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Japanese term (edited): 有効率(ウイルスが完全に駆除される率)
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response rate (ratio of cases with complete antiviral effect)

有効率 by itself would seem to be the same as "response rate" in English. However, by itself, "response rate" is quite vague, and only means "the ratio of cases where the treatment causes the desired beneficial effect."

In this case, the source text goes on to specify ウイルスが完全に駆除される率, which shows that the desired response is a complete antiviral effect.

This might also be called "effectiveness rate" or "efficacy rate". However I don't think it would be translated as "efficiency rate".
Note from asker:
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Peer comment(s):

agree Michael Lai : I actually think this is the better term
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Efficacy Rate

Note from asker:
Thank you for your help !!
Peer comment(s):

agree valhalla55
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agree harneet
2 hrs
agree Ruth Sato
5 hrs
agree Roger Johnson : did you spell that right. haha
5 hrs
agree Naikei Wong
6 hrs
agree Kohmei (X)
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