CBCT: COMMUNITY-BASED CLINICAL TRIAL
CR: COMPLETE RESPONSE
CRA: CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
CRC: CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR
CRO: CONTRACT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
CT: CLINICAL TRIAL
CT: COMPUTERISED TOMOGRAPHY
DSMB: DATA SAFETY MONITORING BOARD
DSMP: DATA SAFETY MONITORING PLAN
EMA: EUROPEAN MEDICINES AGENCY
FDA: FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION
FNAB: FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY
HTA: HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
IND: INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUG APPLICATION
IRB: INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD
IT: IMMUNOTHERAPY
MAA: MARKETING AUTHORIZATION APPLICATION
MRI: MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
MWA: MICROWAVE ABLATION
NDA: NEW DRUG APPLICATION
NED: NO EVIDENCE of DISEASE
NIH: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
OHRP: OFFICE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTIONS
OM: OCULAR MELANOMA
ORR: OVERALL RESPONSE RATE
OS: OVERALL SURVIVAL
OSR: OVERALL SURVIVAL RATE
PD: PROGRESSIVE DISEASE