Abbreviations

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