risk-benefit

American  

[risk-ben-uh-fit] / ˈrɪskˈbɛn ə fɪt /

adjective

1. involving studies, testing, etc., to establish whether the benefits, as of a course of medical treatment, outweigh the risks involved.

   to arrive at a risk-benefit ratio.

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Etymology

Origin of risk-benefit

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

The company said it submitted an expanded access protocol for tolebrutinib in response to an FDA request, allowing eligible patients who didn’t participate in clinical trials to access the therapy, and that it strongly believes in the risk-benefit profile of the drug.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many experts point out that the initiation of HRT must be within 10 years of the onset of menopause, because the data clearly demonstrate that the risk-benefit ratio becomes unfavorable when initiated after 60.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The risk-benefit ratio sucks at this point.”

From The Wall Street Journal

At the end of the July meeting, when asked whether the “overall risk-benefit” of the Blenrep combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone was “favorable,” the outside experts voted 3 to 5 against.

From Barron's

“I am very careful about my risk-benefit decisions,” he said at the time.

From Barron's