M3E Oncology Abbreviations Flashcards
(45 cards)
1
Q
AFP
A
alpha-fetoprotein
2
Q
bcr
A
breakpoint cluster region
3
Q
BMT
A
bone marrow transplantation
4
Q
bx
A
biopsy
5
Q
CA
A
cancer
6
Q
CAR T-cell
A
chimeric antigen receptor T cell
7
Q
CEA
A
carcinoembryonic antigen
8
Q
cGy
A
centigray or rad
9
Q
chemo
A
chemotherapy
10
Q
CR
A
complete response
11
Q
CSF
A
colony-stimulating factor
12
Q
DNA
A
deoxyribonucleic acid
13
Q
EGFR
A
epidermal growth factor receptor
14
Q
ER
A
estrogen receptor
15
Q
EPO
A
erythropoietin
16
Q
FNA
A
fine needle aspiration
17
Q
5-FU
A
5-fluorouracil
18
Q
Ga
A
gallium
19
Q
GIST
A
gastrointestinal stromal tumor
20
Q
Gy
A
gray
21
Q
H&E
A
hematoxylin and eosin
22
Q
HER2
A
growth factor gene highly activated in cells of certain types of breast cancer
23
Q
IGRT
A
intensity-modulated gated radiation therapy
24
Q
IHC
A
immunohistochemistry
25
IMRT
intensity-modulated radiation therapy
26
IO
immmuno-oncology
27
IORT
intraoperative radiation therapy
28
Mets
metastases
29
mAb
monoclonal antibody
30
NED
no evidence of disease
31
NF
neurofibromatosis
32
NHL
non-Hodgkin lymphoma
33
NSCLC
non-small cell lung cancer
34
Pap smear
Papnicolaou smear
35
PD
progressive disease
36
PR
partial response
37
prot.
protocol
38
PSA
prostate-specific antigen
39
PSCT
peripheral stem cell transplantation
40
PSRS
proton stereotactic radiosurgery
41
RNA
ribonucleic acid
42
SD
stable disease
43
TNM
tumor-node-metastasis
44
VEGF
vascular endothelial growth factor
45
RT, XRT
radiation therapy
