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The purpose of this page is to define terms specific to HemOnc.org as well as other commonly used acronyms.
HemOnc.org-specific terms
Cooperative groups
- AGMT: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Medikamentöse Tumortherapie
- 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 Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer
- FNLCC: Federation Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer
- GERCOR: Multidisciplinary Group in Oncology
- HeCOG: Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group
- HOG: Hoosier Oncology Group
- HORG: Hellenic Oncology Research Group
- HOVON: Dutch Haemato-Oncology Cooperative Study Group
- JCOG: Japan Clinical Oncology Group
- NCCTG: North Central Cancer Treatment Group
- NCIC-CTG: National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials 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
- UK MRC: United Kingdom Medical Research Council
- UK NCRI: United Kingdom National Cancer Research Institute
Hematology-focused
- ALLG: Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group
- GIMEMA: Gruppo Italiano Malattie Ematologiche Maligne dell'Adulto
- PETHEMA: Programa para el Estudio de la Terapéutica en Hemopatía Maligna
Pediatrics-focused
- COG: Children's Oncology Group
- POG: Pediatric Oncology Group
- SFOP: Société Française d'Oncologie Ped́iatrique
Radiation oncology-focused
- RTOG: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
- SFRO: Société Francophone de Radiothérapie Oncologique
- TTROG: Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group
Domain-specific study groups
Dermatologic oncology
- DeCOG: Dermatologic Cooperative Oncology Group
Gastrointestinal oncology
- FFCD: Fédération Francophone de Cancérologie Digestive
- GISCAD: Italian Group for the Study of Digestive Tract Cancer
Colorectal cancer
- DCCG: Dutch Colorectal Cancer Group
Pancreatic cancer
- ESPAC: European Study Group for Pancreatic Cancer
- JSAP: Japanese Study Group of Adjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
Genitourinary oncology
- GETUG: Genitourinary Group
- SFUO: Swedish Association for Urological Oncology
Prostate cancer
- SPCG: Scandinavian Prostatic Cancer Group
HIV-associated malignancy
- AMC: AIDS Malignancy Consortium
Leukemia
- ALLG: Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group
- JALSG: Japan Adult Leukemia Study Group
- LCG: Leukaemia Cooperative Group
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- LALA: French Group of Therapy of Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Lymphoma
- BNLI: British National Lymphoma Investigation
- CLG: Central Lymphoma Group UK
- DSHNHL: German High-Grade Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Study Group
- GELA: Groupe d'Etudes 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
- GOELAMS: Groupe Ouest-Est d'études des Leucémies Aigües et autres Maladies du Sang
- IELSG: International Extranodal Lymphoma Study Group
- LYSA: Lymphoma Study Association
- NLG: Nordic Lymphoma Group
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- GCLLSG: German CLL Study Group
Hodgkin lymphoma
- GHSG: German Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study 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
- NABTT: New Approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy CNS Consortium
Transplant
- BMT CTN: Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network
- SFGM: Société Française de Greffe de Moelle
Professional organizations
An extensive list of professional organizations is available on this separate page.