Cancer Abbreviations Flashcards
ADC’s
Antibody drug Conjugates
AFP
Alpha-fetaprotein
bcr
Breakpoint Cluster Region (bcr-abl oncogene is a part of the Philadelphia chromosome associated with chronic myeloid leukaemia)
BMT
Bone Marrow Transplantation
bx
biopsy
CA
Cancer
CAR-T cell
Chimeric Antigen receptor T cell
CEA
CarcinoEmbryonic Antigen
cGy
Centigray (one hundredth of a grey) or rad
Chemo
Chemotherapy
CR
Complete response - diappearance of all tumor
CSF
Colony Stimulating Factors G-CSF & GM-CSF
CTC
Circulting Tumor Cells
ctDNA
circulating tumor DNA
DNA
DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
EGFR
Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
ER
Estrogen Receptor
FNA
Fine Needle Aspiration
5-FU
5-Fluorouracil
GIST
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
Gy
Grey - unit of absorped radiation dose
HER2
Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor
H&E
Hematoxylin and Eosin dye combination used to stain cells
IGRT
Intensity-modulated Gated Radiation Therapy - use of imaging mechanism attached to linear accelerator is added to IMRT to “gate”(track) a tumor moving during respiration
IHC
Immunohistochemistry
IMRT
Intense-Modulated Radioactive Therapy - High doses of radiation are delivered directly to cancer cells in a targeted way, more precisely than in conventional radiotherapy
IO
Immune-Oncology
IORT
Intraoperative Radiattion Therapy
mets
Metastasis
mAb (MAB)
Monoclonal antibody - mab indicates that a drug is a monoclonal antibody
NED
No Evidemce of Disease
NF
Neurofibromatosis
NHL
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
NSCLC
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Pap smear
Papanicolaou Smear
PD
Progressive Disease
PET
Postitron Emission Tomography –radioactive forms of glucose traser is used to findtumor location
PET-CT
Postitron Emission Tomography + Computed Tomography* to locate areas of tumor growth
PET-MRI
Postitron Emission Tomography + Magnetic Resonance Imaging ** to locate areas of tumor growth
PR
Partial Responce
prot.
protocol
PSA
Prostate-Specific Antigen
PSCT
Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant
PSRS
Proton Stereotactic RadioSurgery
RNA
Ribonucleic Acid
SD
Stable Disease - tumor does not shrink but does not grow
SRS
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
TNM
Tumor-Node-Metastasis
VEGF
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
RT, XRT
Radiation Therapy