Oncology Glossary
For your convenience, below is a comprehensive, printable list of important oncology terms.
DISEASES- ALL: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- AML: Acute Myelooid Leukemia
- ANLL: Acute Non-Lymphocytic Leukemia
- APL: Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
- APML: Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
- BCP-ALL: B-cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- CLL: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- CML: Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
- CNSL: Central Nervous System Lymphoma
- HCL: Hairy Cell Leukemia
- HD: Hodgkin Lymphoma
- MCL: Mantle Cell Lymphoma
- MDS: Myelodysplastic Syndrome
- MF: Mycosis Fungoides
- MM: Multiple Myeloma
- MPD: Myeloproliferative Disorders
- NHL: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- PV: Polycythemia Vera
- WM: Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia
- AML: Acute Myelooid Leukemia
TREATMENT OPTIONS
- ABMT: Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation (your own marrow)
- BMT: Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation (someone else's marrow)
- SBMT: Syngeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation (identical twin's marrow)
- PBPC: Peripheral Blood Progenitor Cell Transplant
- PBSCT: Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant
- PBSCR: Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Rescue
- PSCT or PSCR: Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant or Peripheral Stem Cell Rescue; same as PBSCT or PBSCR without the word "blood"
- BMT: Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation (someone else's marrow)
CHEMOTHERAPIES
- ABVD: doxorubicin, vinblastine, bleomycin, DTIC
- ACOB: doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, bleomycin
- ARA-C: cytarabine
- ATRA: all-trans retinoic acid, or Vesanoid
- BACOP: bleomycin, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone
- BEAM: busulfan, etoposid, ara-c, melphalan
- BLEO: bleomycin 2CdA - 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine (generic name = cladribine)
- CCNU: (1-2-chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea)
- CHOD: cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, dexamethasone
- CHOP: cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine, prednisone
- CHOP-BLEO: cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone and bleomycin
- CMF: cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, fluorouacil
- C-MOPP: cyclophosphamide, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone
- COP: cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone
- COPP-CCNU: vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone
- CyA: cyclosporin A
- DCF: 2-deoxycoformycin (pentostatin)
- DTIC: dacarbazine, 5-(3, 3-dimethyl-1-triazino)imidazole-4- carboxamide
- EPOCH: etopside, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide (cytoxan), adriamycin
- FAC: fluorouacil, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide
- Fludara: fludarabine
- IFN: Interferon (comes in alpha2a, alpha 2b, human leukocyte, and beta; another one, "concensus, " is still in trials)
MOPP: nitrogen mustard, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone - ACOB: doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, bleomycin
BLOOD STIMULATING FACTORS
- EPOIETIN: erythropoietin (Epogen); stimulates red cell growth
- G-CSF: granulocyte colony stimulating factor (Neupogen); stimulates growth of white cells
- GM-CSF: granulocyte macrophage; colony-stimulating factor (sargramostim)
- NEUMEGA: platelet-stimulating factor
- TPOIETIN: thrombopoietin; platelet-stimulating factor that is still in clinical trials
- G-CSF: granulocyte colony stimulating factor (Neupogen); stimulates growth of white cells
GENERAL TERMINOLOGY
- B/P: Blood Pressure
- B2M: beta 2 microglobulin test. Beta-2-microglobulin is a protein found on all the surface of all cells and small amountsare shed into the serum. People diagnosed with blood diseases and who have levels of beta-2-microglobulin below 3. 0 seem to have a longer survival rate.
- BMB: Bone Marrow Biopsy
- BMT: Bone Marrow Transplant
- Bx: Biopsy
- CBC: Complete Blood Count
- CCDRT: cell culture drug resistance testing
- CR: Complete Remission
- CRN: Complete Remission With Nodular Pattern In Marrow
- CS: Clinical Stage
- Dx: Diagnosis
- FISH: Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization. This is a test used to detect chromosome abnormalities in cells. The results helpto predict prognosis.
- GVHD: graft vs. host disease
- GVL: graft vs. leukemia or graft vs. lymphoma
- HCT: Hematocrit; the percentage of red blood cells in the blood. A low hematocrit measurement indicates anemia.
- HDC: high-dose chemotherapy, often used before a BMT or PBSCT
- Hem/Onc: Hematologist/Oncologist
- HGB: Hemoglobin
- HLA: Human Leukocyte Antigen Test; a special blood test used to match a blood or bone marrow donor to a recipient fortransfusion or transplant.
- Ig: Immunoglobulin (IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM)
- IV: Intravenous (placed directly into a vein)
- Mab or MoAb: monoclonal antibodies (for example, Campath-1H, Rituxan, Bexxar)
- MUD: Matched Unrelated Donor of bone marrow
- NR: nodular remission (nodules of cancer cells remain in the marrow, but there are less than 10% cancer cells throughout)
- OR: Overall Remission
- PR: Partial Remission
- RBC: Red Blood Count
- Rx: prescribed medication
- WBC: White Blood Count
- WBC/HPF: White Blood Cells Counted Per High Powered Field
- WD: Well Differentiated
- XRT: External Radiation Therapy
- B2M: beta 2 microglobulin test. Beta-2-microglobulin is a protein found on all the surface of all cells and small amountsare shed into the serum. People diagnosed with blood diseases and who have levels of beta-2-microglobulin below 3. 0 seem to have a longer survival rate.
