Glossary

The purpose of this page is to define terms specific to HemOnc.org as well as other commonly used acronyms.

Cooperative groups

• ACCOG: Anglo-Celtic Cooperative Oncology Group
• ACOSOG: American College of Surgeons Oncology Group
• ACTION: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
• AERO: Association Européenne de Recherche en Oncologie
• AGMT: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Medikamentöse Tumortherapie
• AIO: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internistische Onkologie
• CALGB: Cancer and Leukemia Group B
• CECOG: Central European Cooperative Oncology Group
• CRUK: Cancer Research UK
• ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
• ECOG-ACRIN: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group-American College of Radiology Imaging Network
• EORTC: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer
• FNCLCC: Federation Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer
• GERCOR: Group Coopérateur Multidisciplinaire en Oncologie (Multidisciplinary Group in Oncology)
• GIVIO: Gruppo Interdisciplinare Valutazione Interventi in Oncologia
• GOIM: Gruppo Oncologico Dell’Italia Meridionale
• GOIRC: Gruppo Oncologico Italiano di Ricerca Clinica (Italian Oncology Group for Clinical Research)
• GONO: Gruppo Oncologico Nord-Ouest (North-West Oncology Group)
• GOSCI: Gruppo Oncologico Centro-Sud-Isole
• HeCOG: Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group
• HOG: Hoosier Oncology Group
• HORG: Hellenic Oncology Research Group
• HOVON: Hemato-Oncologie voor Volwassenen Nederland (Dutch Haemato-Oncology Cooperative Study Group)
• ICCG: The International Collaborative Cancer Group
• JACCRO: Japan Clinical Cancer Research Organization
• JCOG: Japan Clinical Oncology Group
• JFMC: Japanese Foundation for Multidisciplinary Treatment of Cancer
• KCSG: Korean Cancer Study Group
• MCSGO: Multi-center Clinical Study Group of Osaka
• NCCTG: North Central Cancer Treatment Group
• NCIC-CTG: National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group
• NEJ: North-East Japan Study Group
• OSHO: Ostdeutsche Studiengruppe Hamato-Onkologie (East German Study Group of Hematology and Oncology)
• SAKK: Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research
• SECSG: Southeastern Cancer Study Group
• SICOG: Southern Italy Cooperative Oncology Group
• SWOG: Southwest Oncology Group
• TCOG: Tokyo Cooperative Oncology Group
• TOG: Turkish Oncology Group
• UK MRC: United Kingdom Medical Research Council
• UK NCRI: United Kingdom National Cancer Research Institute
• UNICANCER: National Federation of French Cancer Centres
• WJOG: West Japan Oncology Group
• WSG: West German Study Group

Hematology-focused

• ALLG: Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group
• COSAH: Cooperative Study Group A for Hematology
• GIMEMA: Gruppo Italiano Malattie Ematologiche Maligne dell'Adulto
• PETHEMA: Programa para el Estudio de la Terapéutica en Hemopatía Maligna

Pediatrics-focused

• AIEOP: Associazione Italiana di Ematologia ed Oncologia Pediatrica
• CCG: Children's Cancer Group
• CCCG: Chinese Children’s Cancer Group
• COG: Children's Oncology Group
• DCOG: Dutch Childhood Oncology Group
• GPOH: German Society of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology
• POG: Pediatric Oncology Group
• SFCE: Société Française des Cancers de l'Enfant et l'adolescent (French Society of Pediatric Oncology)
• SFOP: Société Française d'Oncologie Ped́iatrique
• UKCCSG: United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group

Radiation oncology-focused

• RTOG: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
• SFRO: Société Francophone de Radiothérapie Oncologique
• TROG: Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group

Other

• ESHO: European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology

Domain-specific study groups

Breast oncology

• ABCSG: Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group
• AGO-B Study Group: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynäkologische Onkologie-Breast Study Group
• ANZ BCTG: Australian-New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group
• BCIRG: Breast Cancer International Research Group
• BIG: Breast International Group
• BOOG: Dutch Breast Cancer Research Group
• DBCG: Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group
• IBCSG: International Breast Cancer Study Group
• GABG: German Adjuvant Breast Cancer Group
• GBG: German Breast Group
• GEICAM: Grupo Español de Investigación en Cáncer de Mama (Spanish Research Group on Breast Cancer)
• GIM: Gruppo Italiano Mammella
• GROCTA: Gruppo di Ricerca per la Chemio-Ormonoterapia Adiuvante (Breast Cancer Adjuvant Chemo-Hormone Therapy Cooperative Group)
• LCBS: Ludwig Breast Cancer Study Group
• MIG: Mammella Inter Gruppo
• NSABP: National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
• SBG: Scandinavian Breast Group
• SweBCG: Swedish Breast Cancer Group

Dermatologic oncology

• DeCOG: Dermatologic Cooperative Oncology Group

Gastrointestinal oncology

• AGITG: Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Cancer Trials Group
• ALM-CAO: Arbeitsgruppe Lebermetastasen und-tumoren in der Chirurgischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Onkologie
• CLIP: Cancer of the Liver Italian Programme
• FFCD: Fédération Francophone de Cancérologie Digestive
• GISCAD: Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio dei Carcinomi dell'Apparato Digerente (Italian Group for the Study of Digestive Tract Cancer)
• TTD: Spanish Cooperative Group for Gastrointestinal Tumor Therapy

Colorectal cancer

• ABCSG: Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group
• DCCG: Dutch Colorectal Cancer Group
• NSABP: National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project

Hepatocellular carcinoma

• GRETCH: Groupe d'Etude et de Traitement du Carcinome Hépatocellulaire
• SASL: Swiss Association for the Study of the Liver

Pancreatic cancer

• ESPAC: European Study Group for Pancreatic Cancer
• JSAP: Japanese Study Group of Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer

Genitourinary oncology

• ANZUP: Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group
• AUO: German Association of Urological Oncology
• CUETO: Club Urológico Español De Tratamiento Oncológico
• GETUG: Genitourinary Group
• SFUO: Swedish Association for Urological Oncology
• SOGUG: Spanish Oncology Genitourinary Group

Prostate cancer

• SPCG: Scandinavian Prostatic Cancer Group

Testicular cancer

• GTCSG: German Testicular Cancer Study Group
• SGCCCG: Spanish Germ Cell Cancer Cooperative Group

Gynecologic oncology

• AGO: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Gynäkologische Onkologie
• ENGOT: European Network for Gynaecological Oncological Trial groups
• GCIG: Gynecologic Cancer Intergroup
• GINECO:
• GOG: Gynecologic Oncology Group
• JGOG: Japanese Gynecologic Oncology Group
• MITO: Multicentre Italian Trials in Ovarian Cancer and Gynecologic Malignancies Group
• NOGGO: Nord-Ostdeutsche Gesellschaft Für Gynäkologische Onnologie (North-East German Society of Gynecological Oncology)

Ovarian cancer

• ICON: International Collaborative Ovarian Neoplasm Group

Head & neck cancer

• GORTEC: Groupe d'Oncologie Radiothérapie Tête Et Cou (French Head and Neck Oncology and Radiotherapy Group)
• GSTTC: Gruppo di Studio Tumori della Testa e del Collo
• TTCC: El Grupo Español de Tratamiento de Tumores de Cabeza y Cuello (Spanish Head and Neck Cancer Cooperative Group)

HIV-associated malignancy

• AMC: AIDS Malignancy Consortium

Leukemia

• ALCCSGA: Acute Leukemia Chemotherapy Cooperative Study Group A
• ALGB: Acute Leukemia Group B
• ALLG: Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group
• DCLSG: Dutch Childhood Leukemia Study Group
• FILO: French Innovative Leukemia Organization
• GFM: Groupe Francophone des Myelodysplasies
• JALSG: Japan Adult Leukemia Study Group
• LCG: Leukaemia Cooperative Group or Lederle Cooperative Group
• PALG: Polish Adult Leukemia Group

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia

• GMALL: German Multicenter Study Group for Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
• GRAALL: Group of Research on Adult ALL
• LALA: French Group of Therapy of Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia

• AMLSG: German-Austrian AML Study Group
• GOELAM: Groupe Ouest Est Leucémies Aiguës Myéloblastiques

Acute promyelocytic leukemia

• EAPLG: European APL Group

Chronic myeloid leukemia

• Fi-LMC: France Intergroupe des Leucémies Myéloïdes Chroniques (French Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Study Group)

Lymphoma

• BNLI: British National Lymphoma Investigation
• CLG: Central Lymphoma Group UK
• DSHNHL: German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Study Group
• GELA: Groupe d'Etude des Lymphomes de l'Adulte
• GELCAB: Grup d’Estudi dels Limfomes de Catalunya i Balears
• GEL/TAMO: Grupo Español de Linfomas/Trasplante Autólogo de Médula Osea
• GITIL: Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio dei Linfomi
• GLSG: German Low-Grade Lymphoma Study Group
• GOELAMS: Groupe Ouest-Est d'études des Leucémies Aigües et autres Maladies du Sang
• GOTEL: Spanish Lymphoma Oncology Group
• IELSG: International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group
• IIL: Intergruppo Italiano Linfomi
• LYSA: Lymphoma Study Association
• LYSARC: Lymphoma Academic Research Organization
• NLG: Nordic Lymphoma Group
• StiL: Study Group indolent Lymphomas
• UKLG: United Kingdom Lymphoma Group

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

• FRE-CLL: French Cooperative Group on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia
• GFLLC: Groupe Français d'étude de la Leucémie Lymphoïde Chronique
• GCLLSG: German CLL Study Group

Classical Hodgkin lymphoma

• GHSG: German Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group

Waldenström macroglobulinemia

• WMCTG: Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia Clinical Trials Group

Multiple myeloma

• BMMSG: Brazilian Multiple Myeloma Study Group
• GEM: Grupo Español de Mieloma
• IFM: Intergroupe Francophone du Myélome
• NMSG: Nordic Myeloma Study Group
• TMSG: Turkish Myeloma Study Group

Neuro-oncology

• BTCG: Brain Tumor Cooperative Group
• LWNO: Dutch Neuro-Oncology Group
• NABTT: New Approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy CNS Consortium
• NCBTSG: Nordic Clinical Brain Tumour Study Group
• NOA: Neurooncology Working Group of the German Cancer Society

Sarcoma

• EORTC-STBSG: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma Group
• GSF-GETO: Groupe Sarcome Français

Thoracic oncology

• AIOT: Associazione Italiana Oncologia Toracica
• BCTG: Bronchial Carcinoma Therapy Group
• BTOG: British Thoracic Oncology Group
• ELCWP: European Lung Cancer Working Party
• GFPC: Groupe Français de Pneumo-Cancérologie
• GLOT: Groupe Lyon-Saint-Etienne d'Oncologie Thoracique
• IFCT: Intergroupe Francophone de Cancérologie Thoracique (French Thoracic Cooperative Group)
• ILCP: Italian Lung Cancer Project
• LLCG: Leuven Lung Cancer Group or London Lung Cancer Group
• NLCSG: Norwegian Lung Cancer Study Group
• SLCG: Spanish Lung Cancer Group
• SLCSG: Swedish Lung Cancer Study Group
• WJTOG: West Japan Thoracic Oncology Group

Transplant and cellular therapy

• BMT CTN: Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network
• CGTSG: Cooperative German Transplant Study Group
• EBMT: European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
• GITMO: Gruppo Italiano Trapianto di Midollo Osseo
• MAG: Group Myelome-Autogreffe
• SFGM: Société Française de Greffe de Moelle
• SFGM-TC: Société Française de Greffe de Moelle et de Thérapie Cellulaire

Professional organizations

An extensive list of professional organizations is available on this separate page.