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The following are abbreviations commonly used in CIBMTR newsletter articles.

Abbreviation

Meaning

ACT Adoptive Cellular Therapy

​ALL

​acute lymphoblastic leukemia or acute lymphocytic leukemia

​AML​

​acute myeloid leukemia

​ASCO

​American Society of Clinical Oncology

​ASH

American Society of Hematology​

ASTCT

​American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (formerly ASBMT - American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation)

​ATG

​anti-thymocyte globulin

​BMI

​body mass index

​BMT

​blood or bone marrow transplantation

​BMT CTN

​Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network

​CAR

​chimeric antigen receptor

CI confidence interval

​CIBMTR

​Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research

​CIDR

​Cellular Immunotherapy Data Resource

​CLL

​chronic lymphocytic leukemia

​CME

​Continuing Medical Education

CML​

chronic myeloid leukemia

​CMS

​Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

​CMV

​cytomegalovirus

CPI

​Continuous Process Improvement

CRC

​Clinical Research Coordinator

CRF

​Comprehensive Report Form

​CRID

​CIBMTR Research ID (a unique identifier for a patient)

​CRO

​contract research organization

CRO Services

CIBMTR Clinical Research Organization Services, formerly known as the Resource for Clinical Investigations in Blood and Marrow Transplantation (RCI BMT)

​CV

​curriculum vitae

​DBtC

​Data Back to Centers

​DHHS

​Department of Health and Human Services

​DLI

​donor leukocyte infusion

​DNA

​deoxyribonucleic acid

​DTI

​Data Transformation Initiative

​EBMT

​European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

​EHR

​electronic health record

​EMR

​electronic medical record

​ePRO

​electronic Patient Reported Outcomes

​FACT

​Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy

FDA

​Food and Drug Administration

​GCSF

​granulocyte colony-stimulating factor

GI

​gastrointestinal

​GVHD

​graft-versus-host disease

​HCT

​hematopoietic cell transplant

​HIV

​human immunodeficiency virus

​HLA

​human leukocyte antigen

​HR

​hazard ratio

​HRSA

​Health Resources and Services Administration

​IBMTR

​International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry

​ICU

​intensive care unit

​IDE

investigational device exception​

​IOTN

​Immuno-Oncology Transplantation Network

​IND

​investigational new drug

​IRB

institutional review boards

​IT

​Information Technology

​KIR

​​killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor

​MAC

​myeloablative conditioning

​MDS

​myelodysplastic syndrome

​MMUD

​mismatched, unrelated donor

​MPN

​myeloproliferative neoplasms

​MRD

​minimal residual disease

NCCN

​National Comprehensive Cancer Network

​NCI

​National Cancer Institute

​NHL

​non-Hodgkin lymphoma

​NHLBI

​National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

​NIAID

​National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease

NIH

​National Institutes of Health

​NK cells

​natural killer cells

​NMDP

​National Marrow Donor Program

​PBSC

​peripheral blood stem cell

PCORI

​Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

PI

​principal investigator

​PRO

​patient-reported outcomes

​PTCTC

​Pediatric Transplant and Cellular Therapy Consortium

QOL quality of life

​RCI BMT

​Resource for Clinical Investigations in Blood and Marrow Transplantation, now known as CIBMTR CRO Services (see above)

​RFI

​request for information

​RIC

​reduced-intensity conditioning

SAA severe aplastic anemia 

​SCTOD

​Stem Cell Therapeutic Outcomes Database

​Tandem Meetings

Tandem Meetings I Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT and CIBMTR

TED

​Transplant Essential Data

​TKI

​tyrosine kinase inhibitors

UCBT

​umbilical cord blood transplantation

​US

​United States of America

URD

​unrelated donor

WC

​Working Committee

​WMDA

​World Marrow Donor Association