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This HEM-ONC, CLL acronyms file has been updated and combined with the one created by Bill Sutcliffe for AA-MSD-TALK. It now may be accessed both alphabetically and by category.

LIST BY CATEGORY

Epo		Blood Stims	Erythropoietin [q.v.].

Epoietin	Blood Stims	Erythropoietin [q.v.].

Erypo		Blood Stims	Erythropoietin [q.v.].

Erythropoietin	Blood Stims	(Trade name = Epogen.)  Used to stimulate 
				red cell growth. by enhancing erythropoiesis 
				& release of reticulocytes from the marrow.

G-CSF		Blood Stims	Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor 
				(a.k.a. Neupogen).  Stimulates growth of 
				white cells.

GM-CSF		Blood Stims	Granulocyte Macrophage - Colony Stimulating 
				Factor (Trade names include Filgastrim, 
				Neupogen, Leukogen, Sargramostim)

TPOIETIN	Blood Stims	Thrombopoietin - (platelet stimluating 
				factor) (still in clinical trials).



		
ACRC	BMT Ctrs	Arkansas Cancer Research Center

Brigham	BMT Ctrs	Brigham and Women's - Boston MA

DFCI	BMT Ctrs	Dana Farber Cancer Institute - Boston MA

FHCRC	BMT Ctrs	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 
			Seattle WA

Hutch	BMT Ctrs	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle 
			WA USA  A BMT center).

JH	BMT Ctrs	Johns Hopkins Medical Center - Baltimore MD

MDACC	BMT Ctrs	MD Anderson Cancer Center -  Houston TX

MSKCC	BMT Ctrs	Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - NYC.

NMDP	BMT Ctrs	National Marrow Donor Program (National 
			organization maintaining donor list) 
			(1-800-526-7809)

Roswell	BMT Ctrs	Roswell Park Cancer Center - Buffalo NY.

SHANDS	BMT Ctrs	A hospital in Gainesville FL associated 
			with U/of Florida.

Strong	BMT Ctrs	Strong Memorial Cancer Center - U/Rochester NY.

	


AA	Diseases	Aplastic Anemia.

ALL	Diseases	Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia.

AML	Diseases	Acute Myeloid (or Myelogeneous) Leukemia 
			(Subtypes MO-M6.)

AMM	Diseases	Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia

ANLL	Diseases	Acute Non-Lymphocytic Leukemia.  (Type of AML.)

APL	Diseases	Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. (a.k.a. Acute M3 
			Leukemia; a sub-type of AML.)

APML	Diseases	Acute ProMyelocytic Leukemia.

BC	Diseases	Breast Cancer

BCP-ALL	Diseases	B-Cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

CGL	Diseases	Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia (Same as CML, 
			Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia.  “CGL” is used 
			in Europe.)

CLL	Diseases	Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

CML	Diseases	Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

CMML	Diseases	Chronic MyeloMonocytic Leukemia 
			[a FAB MDS classification]

CMV	Diseases	CytoMegaloVirus

CNSL	Diseases	Central Nervous System Lymphoma

ET	Diseases	Essential Thrombocythemia.

GVHD	Diseases	Graft vs. Host Disease (In reference to BMTs)

HCL	Diseases	Hairy Cell Leukemia

HD	Diseases	Hodgkins Disease.  (Also: Hodgkins 
			Lymphoma - 4 subtypes)

HH	Diseases	Hereditary Hemochromatosis.

HL	Diseases	Hodgkins Lymphoma.

IDDM	Diseases	Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus.

ITP	Diseases	Immunologic Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic 
			Purpura.  (In this disease B-cells make 
			antibodies that work against the person's own.)

MALT	Diseases	Mucosa-Associated Lymphoidal Tissue lymphoma.

MDS	Diseases	MyeloDysplastic Syndrome (a.k.a. myelodysplasia) 
			(5 subtypes)

MF	Diseases	(1) MyeloFibrosis.  (2) Mycosis Fungoides 
			(cutaneous T-cell lymphoma).

MGUS	Diseases	Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance.  
			(10% of such cases progress to MM.)

MM	Diseases	Multiple Myeloma

MPD	Diseases	MyeloProliferative Disorders.

NHL	Diseases	Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (not National 
			Hockey League ).

PC or 
PCV	Diseases	PolyCythemia (Vera) (Blood disorder involving 
			an excess of red cells).

PNET	Diseases	Primitive NeuroEctodermal Tumor.  
			(Similar to Ewing's sarcoma, a cancer usually 
			only found in children.)

PNH	Diseases	Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinura.

PV	Diseases	Polycythemia Vera.

RA	Diseases	(1) Refractory Anemia (old “general” term for 
			MDS; today, a FAB MDS classification), 
			(2) Rheumatoid Arthritis.

RAEB	Diseases	Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts 
			[a FAB  MDS classification].

RAEB(t)	Diseases	Refractory Amemia w/Excess Blasts 
			Transforming to AML [a FAB MDS classification].

RARS	Diseases	Refractory Anemia with Ringed Sideroblasts 
			[a FAB MDS classification].

SAA	Diseases	Severe Aplastic Anemia.

SCID	Diseases	Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease.

SLL	Diseases	Small-cell Lymphocytic Lymphoma OR Small-
			cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma [Which is it?  
			Is it another term for CLL?).

VOD	Diseases	Veno-Occlusive Disease.

WM	Diseases	Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

	


2CdA	Drugs	2-chlorodeoxyadenosine.(Generic name = cladribine.)

4HC	Drugs	4 HydroperoxyCyclophosphamide.

9AC	Drugs	A drug used in treating AML.

ABVD	Drugs	Adriamycin, Bleomycin, Vinblastine, Dacarbazine 
		(The 4 chemo agents commonly used to treat 
		Hodgkin's Disease.)

ACOB	Drugs	doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, 
		bleomycin(?)

ALG	Drugs	Anti-Lymphocyte Globulin (the European variant 
		on "ATG")

ARA-C	Drugs	Cytarabine.

ATG	Drugs	Anti-Thymocyte Globulin

ATRA	Drugs	All-Trans Retinoic Acid. (a.k.a. Vesanoid.)

B-1	Drugs	Drug undergoing Phase III clinical trials 
		for use in treating NHL.

BACOP	Drugs	Bleomycin, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, 
		vincristine,prednisone

BCNU	Drugs	A chemotherapy called Carmustine.  
		(“Be seeing you” is a pun on the acronym 
		often cracked by interns.

BEAM	Drugs	Busulfan, Etoposid, Ara-c, Melphalan

BLEO	Drugs	BLEOmycin

C-MOPP	Drugs	Cyclophosphamide, Oncovin, Procarbazine, 
		Prednisone

CCNU	Drugs	(1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea)

CHOD	Drugs	cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, 
		dexamethasone.

CHOP-
BLEO    Drugs	cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, 
		prednisone and bleomycin.

CMF	Drugs	Cyclophosphamide, Methotrexate, Fluorouacil

COP	Drugs	cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone

COPP	Drugs	CCNU, vincristine,procarbazine, prednisone

CVP	Drugs	Cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone.

CYA	Drugs	Cyclosporin.

CyA	Drugs	cyclosporin A.

DCF	Drugs	2-deoxycoformycin  (pentostatin)

DHEA	Drugs	DiHyroEpiAndrosterone

DTIC	Drugs	dacarbazine,  5-(3,3-dimethyl-1-triazino)
		imidazole-4-carboxamide (a cancer treatment drug).

EMLA	Drugs	A topical anesthetic used in blood draws, etc., 
		esp. with children

EPOCH	Drugs	etopside, prednisone, vincristine, 
		cyclophosphamide (cytoxan),adriamycin.

FAC	Drugs	Fluorouacil, Adriamycin, Cyclophosphamide.

Flu	Drugs	Fludarabine (Trade name = Fludara)

Fosamax	Drugs	A drug (a.k.a. pamidronate) used in treating 
		osteoporosis and some cancers such as MM.  
		Re-calcifies bones weakened by disease.

HDC	Drugs	Histidin-DeCarboxylase, an enzyme.

HH	Drugs	HomoHarringtonine

IDEC-
C2B8	Drugs	A drug undergoing trials in treating 
		relapsed low grade or follicular NHL.

IFN	Drugs	Interferon

IgA	Drugs	A form of IG that protects mucosal 
		surfaces from invasion of bacteria.

IgG	Drugs	A form of IG that produces immunity in the 
		infant prior to birth (and long-term?)

IgG	Drugs	A form of antibodies that provides immunity 
		for the majority of diseases seen in humans. 
		Ex. all vaccinations cause IgG to be formed.  
		The major source of IgG seen in a fetus is 
		mom's since it can cross the placenta.

IgM	Drugs	A form of IG produced in most immune responses 
		during the early period of a reaction.

INF	Drugs	Interferon

mBACOD	Drugs	methotrexate, bleomycin, doxorubicin, 
		cyclophosphamide, vincristine, dexamethasone.

Melph	Drugs	Melphalan.  (Often used, as a bone marrow 
		conditioning agent, treating MM.

MOPP	Drugs	nitrogen mustard, vincristine, procarbazine, 
		prednisone

MTX 
or M	Drugs	MethoTreXate.

Pred	Drugs	Prednisone.

PROCRIT	Drugs	Drug that stimulates the production of 
		red blood cells.  Used in treating anemias.

proMACE	Drugs	prednisone, methotrexate with leukovorin rescue, 
		doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide (VP-16)



	
AAFA	Misc	Aplastic Anemia [& Myelodysplasia] Foundation of America.

ADR	Misc	Adverse Drug Reaction.

AGC	Misc	Absolute Granulocyte Count. (ANC = synonym.)

ANC	Misc	Absolute Neutrophil Count. (AGC = synonym>) 
		(Not “African National Congress” in this context.)

Apgar 
score	Misc	A system for rating a newborn's condition based on 
		heart rate, breathing, reflex, muscle tone & color.

BCMD	Misc	Blood Cells, Molecules and Diseases 
		[a medical journal]

CAMP	Misc	Cyclic Adenosine MonoPhosphate (a molecule in 
		cells that serves as a "chemical messenger")

Chemo	Misc	Chemotherapy.

Cnet	Misc	Cancernet  (where one gets PDQ and Cancer 
		Lit papers)

CR	Misc	Complete Remission

CRS	Misc	Can't Remember Stuff (Disorder commonly 
		affecting busy people )

CVC	Misc	Central Venous Catheter

D&L	Misc	Dextro- & Levorotatory - Describes compounds 
		containing both "optical" variants of a 
		biochemical molecule (a very complicated subject!).

Dx	Misc	Diagnose

ECOG	Misc	Eastern Cooperative Oncologic Group 
		(an NIH regional center).

EMT	Misc	Emergency Medical Technician

EORTC	Misc	European Organization for Research and 
		Treatment of Cancer

ER	Misc	Emergency Room.

FAB	Misc	French-American-British (a scheme for 
		classifying MDS cases.)

FDA	Misc	[US] Federal Drug Administration


GP	Misc	General Practitioner

GVH	Misc	Graft Versus Host

Hb	Misc	Hemoglobin.

Hem	Misc	(1) Hematology.  (2) Hematologist

HGB	Misc	Hemoglobin.

Hickman	Misc	A catheter device similar to a 
		Porta-cath [q.v.]

HMO	Misc	Health Maintenance Organization (e.g. Kaiser).

HSC	Misc	Hematopoietic Stem Cell.

IBMTR	Misc	International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry.

ICU	Misc	Intensive Care Unit.

Ig	Misc	Immunoglobulin (Antibodies.  
		Types = IgA; IgD; IgE; IgG; IgM [q.v.])

IL	Misc	InterLeukin (a name given to cytokines once 
		their ammino acid sructure is known).

IMF	Misc	International Myeloma Foundation (not 
		International Monetary Fund, in this context).

IMHO	Misc	In My Humble(?) Opinion.

IND	Misc	Investigational New Drug 
		(An FDA status rating for drugs)

JHHOC	Misc	Johns Hopkins Hospital Oncology Center

JHU	Misc	Johns Hopkins University 
		(parent facility to JHHOC)

Mab or 
MoAb	Misc	Monoclonal Antibodies.

MISMUD	Misc	MISMatched Unrelated Donor

MUD	Misc	Matched Unrelated Donor (of bone marrow in BMT).

NCI	Misc	National Cancer Institute.

NEJM	Misc	New England Journal of Medicine.

NIH	Misc	National Institutes of Health.

NIHOC	Misc	National Institutes of Health Oncology Center.

NR	Misc	Nodular Remission (Nodules of cancer cells 
		remain in the marrow but there are less than 
		10% cancer cells throughout.)

OBE	Misc	Overtaken By Events .

Onc	Misc	(1) Oncology.  (2) Oncologist.

Oncodoc	Misc	Oncologist (specialist in cancer treatment).

PA	Misc	Physician’s Assistant.

PAC	Misc	Port-A-Cath; i.e., Portable Catheter

PBPC	Misc	Peripheral Blood Progenitor Cell 
		(becoming the new standard term for “PBSC”).
PBSC	Misc	Peripheral Blood Stem Cell.

PCP	Misc	Primary Care Physician

PDQ	Misc	(1) Physician Data Query (An NCI database 
		containing clinical trial info + material 
		for patients & docs on many diseases.) 
		(2) Pretty Damn' Quick .

PLT	Misc	Platelet

POG	Misc	(1) Pacific Oncologic Group (an NIH regional 
		center); (2) Pediatric Oncology Group.  
		(Hq for multi-center clinical trials.)

POG 
9005	Misc	A protocol issued by POG (2nd meaning).  
		“90” is year of issue; “05,” the month.

Port-
A-Cath	Misc	Portable Catheter.

PR	Misc	partial remission

Pt	Misc	Patient.

RBC	Misc	Red Blood Cell.

RD	Misc	Rheumatology Doctor.

RT	Misc	Radiation Therapy.

Rx	Misc	Prescription.

SSA	Misc	[US] Social Security Administration 
		(handles disability retirement claims).

SSDI	Misc	Social Security Disability Insurance.

SSI	Misc	[US] Social Security Insurance

SWOG	Misc	Southwest Oncologic Group 
		(an NIH regional center).

TRIO	Misc	Transplant Recipients International Organization

Tx	Misc	Treatment.

VAD	Misc	Vascular Access Device.




B2M	Test	Beta 2 Macroglobulin (Test indicator for 
		CLL longevity.)

BMB or 
BMBx	Test	Bone Marrow Biopsy.

BX	Test	Biopsy.

CBC	Test	Complete Blood Count

CCDRT	Test	Cell Culture Drug Resistance Testing

DEXA	Test	A low-intensity Xray used to measure 
		bone density/osteoporosis.

HCT	Test	Hematocrit (% red blood cells in whole blood)

HLA	Test	Human Leukocyte Antigens (used in the 
		typing for BMT).

MCH	Test	Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (units: pg/cell 
		= picograms/cell).

MCHC	Test	Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration 
		(units: g/dL=grams/deciliter).

MCV	Test	Mean Corpuscular Volume (measure red cell 
		size) (units: fL = femtoliters).

MHM	Test	Metabolic Health Map. a new way to analyze 
		the SMAC-12 blood test.

MIBI	Test	Meta-IodoBenzylguanIdine, a nuclear scan for 
		neuroblastoma & pheochromocytomas

RBC	Test	Red Blood Count.

RDW	Test	Red-cell Distribution Width (%).

TIT	Test	Treponema-pallidum Immobilisation Test 
		(a syphilis diagnostic) (other meaning?)

WBC	Test	White Blood Count.

WCC	Test    White Cell Count (=WBC).

		


ABMT	Tx’s	Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant- 
		BMT using your own marrow.

BMT	Tx’s	[allogeneic] Bone Marrow Transplant - 
		Using a donor's marrow

CHOP	Tx’s	Cytoxin, Hydroxidoxyrubicin, Oncovin, 
		Prednisone (a blood treatment protocol).

D&C	Tx’s	Dilation & Curettage(?)

GVL	Tx’s	Graft Versus Leukemia (desirable effect 
		after BMT when the graft--the donor marrow 
		cell population--kills any remaining Leukemia 
		after the BMT.

HDC	Tx’s	High Dose Chemotherapy--used to condition 
		one before a BMT.

PBSCR	Tx’s	Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Rescue.  (See PBSCT.)

PBSCT	Tx’s	Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant. 
		A treatment in which stem cells are taken from 
		the patient's blood, saved, and reused after 
		BMT & high-dose chemo, or instead of BMT.

PSCR	Tx’s	peripheral stem cell rescue

PSCT	Tx’s	Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant

SBMT	Tx’s	Syngeneic Bone Marrow Transplant 
		(identical twin's marrow).

TBI	Tx’s	Total Body Irradiation.

		


CT	Unk	?

DMG	Unk	?

PSK	Unk	?

SCF	Unk	Stem Cell Factor.

TFP	Unk	?

Prepared by: Lorraine Johnston, Barbara Lackritz, and Bill Sutcliffe
Last updated January 27, l997

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The information provided here is as accurate and up-to-date as we have been able to make it. We are constantly striving to ensure its accuracy and we welcome your suggestions and corrections. We are not doctors and do not claim to be totally informed about this information. The information is provided purely for educational purposes and should be discussed with your own physician.