Editorial Comment

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The broadest definition of a patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) is the outcome reported directly by the patient, ideally without a clinician's influence. PROMs can be thought of as a mechanism for quantifying important but unobservable traits such as symptoms, bother, and quality of life. The central role of the PROM is to take a subjective domain and then convert it into an objective value that can be used to record change after a treatment event and can also be used as a comparator between different interventions. Self-report and Clinical Response to Peyronie's Disease Treatment: Peyronie's Disease Questionnaire Results From 2 Large Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 StudiesUrologyVol. 86Issue 2PreviewTo evaluate the clinical usefulness of the Peyronie's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ). The relationship between subject-reported changes in PDQ psychosexual symptoms and clinical response to Peyronie's disease (PD) treatment was examined. Full-Text PDF ReplyUrologyVol. 86Issue 2PreviewPeyronie's Disease (PD) is a fascinating urologic condition. There continues to be an evolution in the basic, clinical, surgical, and psychosexual aspects of this relatively common condition. It is worthy to note that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated the Peyronie's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ), which in collaboration with expert advisors and the FDA Study Endpoints and Development Group, took more than 8 years to create.1 The PDQ (available at http://www.auxilium.com ) is a 15-item, multidimensional questionnaire that quantifies the psychosexual symptom changes of men with PD at baseline, and over a defined treatment interval. Full-Text PDF