Acronyms

[gracie82159]

Hi all...

After reading a new member's post and Andy's answer to it, I realized we all use acronyms quite often. Those of us who are lucky (???) enough to have been around here for a while sort of take for granted that everyone knows what we mean, but thinking back to when I was new at all of this, I realized how confusing it can be for new people...so, I thought it might be a good idea to start a thread explaining all of the acronyms we use regularly. Please feel free to add to this list. I'm sure I'll miss quite a few. Here goes:

Diseases:
ALL acute lymphocytic leukemia
CLL chronic lymphocytic leukemia
CML chronic myeloid leukemia
CNS central nervous system
DLCBL diffuse large B cell lymphoma
fNHL follicular non-Hodgkins lymphoma
HD Hodgkins lymphoma (4 subtypes)
NHL non-Hodgkins lymphoma (many subtypes)
MCL mantle cell lymphoma
SLL small lymphocytic lymphoma

Stages
Stage I NHL is present in one group of lymph nodes or in one body organ.
Stage II NHL is present (on one side of the diaphragm) in two or more groups of lymph nodes, or an organ and 1 or more group of lymph nodes.
Stage III NHL is present in lymph nodes on both sides of the diaphragm.
Stage IV NHL is present in many groups of lymph nnodes and has spread to body organs such as the liver, bones or lungs.

Treatment Options
BMT Bone Marrow Transplant (autologous BMT-your own marrow; allogeneic BMT-someone else's marrow
MUD a transplant using a matched unrelated donor
SCT stem cell transplant

Chemotherapies and Monoclonal Antibody Treatments
BEAM busulfan, etoposid, ara-c, melphalan
CHOP cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine, prednisone
COP cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone
EPOCH etopside, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide (cytoxan), adriamycin
ICE ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide
MOPP nitrogen mustard, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone
R Rituxan

General Terminology
BMA bone marrow aspiration
BMB bone marrow biopsy
BMT bone marrow transplant
GVHD graft vs host disease
HDC high dose chemotherapy--often used to condition one before a BMT
Ig Immunoglobulin (IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM)
IV intravenous--into a vein
Mab or MoAb monoclonal antibodies (i.e. Campath-1H, Rituxan, Bexxar)
MUD matched unrelated donor of bone marrow

General Acronyms
A asymptomatic
B havingsymptoms of disease
Bx Biopsy
B/P Blood Pressure
CBC Complete Blood Count
CR complete remission (or response)
CS Clinical Stage
CT Cat Scan (computerized tomography)
Dx Diagnosis
GP General Practitioner: Doctor within NHS (UK)
HCT Hematocrit The percentage of red blood cells in the blood. A low hematocrit measurement indicates anemia.
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 for transfusion or transplant.
IV intravenous, placed directly into a vein
MD Medical Doctor (USA)
NED No Evidence of Disease
OR overall remission (or response)
ORR overall response rate
PET PET scan (positron emission tomography)
PR partial remission (or response)
RBC red blood count
RX prescribed medication
TBI total body irradiation
TX treatment
WBC white blood count
WW watch and wait (also called watch and worry ( )
XRT external radiation therapy

Institutions
CIS cancer information service (of NCI) 1-800-4-CANCER
FDA Food and Drug Administration (USA)
NCI National Cancer Institute (USA)
NIH National Institutes of Health (USA)
LLS Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
LRF Leukaemia Research Fund (UK)
LSA Leukemia Society of America (USA)
NHS National Health Service (UK)

Hope this helps--feel free to add!!

Kathy

[rmg75]

Thanks Kathy!! This is a big help, adding to my favorites. I've been around awhile, but had forgotten some of the ones that aren't used often. Thanks for always looking out for us.

Rita

[golfgirl]

Thanks Kathy, these are helpful. One thing though, sll stands for small lymphocytic lymphoma, not leukemia.

[KarlS]

Nice work! : )

[Judy_smile37]

Nice! I linked it into the welcome wagon.
Judy

[gracie82159]

Oops...Audrey I changed it. Thanks!!!

Kathy

[gracie82159]

Thanks Judy! I thought about doing that too, but you beat me to it!

Kathy

[suedoes2]

Good one, Kathy! Can you add FNHL?

Best,

Sue

[gracie82159]

Sue,

I could add it...it is one of the subtypes. Does anyone know if there is a list somewhere with all of the subtypes of NHL?

Kathy

[gracie82159]

Here is a list of NHL subtypes that I found by searching on Google:




Adult T-Cell Lymphoma/Leukemia (ATLL) (T-Cell/Aggressive)

Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) (T-Cell/Indolent)

Angiocentric Nasal T-Cell Lymphoma (T-Cell/Aggressive)

Angiocentric Pulmonary B-Cell Lymphoma (B-Cell/Aggressive)

Angioimmunoblastic Lymphoma (T-Cell//Aggressive)

Burkitt’s Lympoma (See Small Non-Cleaved Cell Lymphoma)

Centrocytic Lymphoma (See Mantle Cell Lymphoma)

Cutaneous B-Cell Lymphoma

Cutaneous Marginal Zone Lymphoma (MZL)

Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) (B-Cell/Aggressive)

Diffuse Mixed Small and Large Cell Lympoma

Diffuse Small Cleaved Cell (See Follicular Lymphoma or Mantle Cell Lymphoma?)

Diffuse Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma

Enteropathy-Type T-Cell Lymphoma

Extranodal Marginal Zone B-cell lymphoma (See MALT Lymphoma)

Extranodal NK/T-Cell Lymphoma, Nasal Type

Follicular Lymphoma ( B-Cell/Indolent)
*Follicular Small Cleaved Cell (Grade 1)
*Follicular Mixed Small Cleaved and Large Cell (Grade 2)
*Follicular Large Cell (Grade 3)
*Diffuse Small Cleaved Cell

Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma

Immunoblastic Lymphoma (B-Cell/Aggressive)

Intermediate Differentiation Lymphoma (See Mantle Cell Lymphoma)

Intestinal T-Cell Lymphoma (T-Cell/Aggressive)

Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Intravascular Lymphomatosis

Large Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma (B-Cell & T-Cell/Aggressive)

Large Cell Lymphoma (LCL)

Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (B-Cell & T-Cell/Aggressive)

Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis (See Angiocentric Pulmonary B-Cell Lymphoma)

Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma (Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia) (B-Cell/Indolent)

MALT Lymphoma (B-Cell/Indolent)

Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) (B-Cell/Indolent or Aggressive)

Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Monocytoid B-cell Lymphoma

Mycosis Fungoides (See Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma)

NK-Cell Lymphoma

Nodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma (See Monocytoid B-cell Lymphoma)

Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma (PTL) (T-Cell/Aggressive)

Pleomorphic T-Cell Lymphoma

Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD)

Precursor B-Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (B-Cell/Aggressive)

Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (T-Cell/Aggressive)

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (CNS)

Primary Cutaneous Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma/Lymphomatoid Papulosis (CD30+)

Primary Effusion Lymphoma

Primary Mediastinal B-cell Lymphoma

Sezary Syndrome (See Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma)

Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (B-Cell/Indolent)

Small Non-Cleaved Cell Lymphoma (SNCL)

Endemic Burkitt’s Lymphomao Sporadic Burkitt’s Lymphoma

Non-Burkitt’s Lymphoma (B-Cell/Aggressive)

Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma (B-Cell/Indolent)

Subcutaneous Panniculitis-Like T-Cell Lymphoma

True Histiocytic Lymphoma

Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia (See Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma)




Wow...no wonder this disease is so confusing!!!

Kathy