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Abbreviations and Acronyms
Pages 103-104

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... Abbreviations and Acronyms AACR -- American Association for Cancer Research ASCO -- American Society of Clinical Oncology CALGB -- Cancer and Acute Leukemia Group B CCOP -- Community Clinical Oncology Program CMS -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CRO -- Contract Research Organization CTEP -- Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program CTSU -- Clinical Trials Support Unit DCTD -- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis at the NCI ECOG -- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group EMERSE -- Electronic Medical Record Search Engine ERISA -- Employee Retirement Insurance Security Act FDA -- Food and Drug Administration HCPCS -- Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System HIPAA -- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act IND -- Investigational New Drug IOM -- Institute of Medicine IRB -- Institutional Review Board 103
From page 104...
... 104 MULTI-CENTER PHASE III CLINICAL TRIALS NCCTG -- North Central Cancer Treatment Group NCI -- National Cancer Institute NCPF -- National Cancer Policy Forum NCRN -- National Cancer Research Network NDA -- New Drug Application NHS -- National Health Service NSABP -- National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project OHRP -- Office for Human Research Protections PAIR -- Patient Advocates in Research RTOG -- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group SAE­ serious adverse event -- SPORE -- Specialized Programs of Research Excellence SWOG -- Southwest Oncology Group VA -- Department of Veterans Affairs

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