BM (bone marrow)

CNS (central nervous system)

COG (Children’s Oncology Group)

COP (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone)

COPAD (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone, and doxorubicin)

COPADM₃ (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone, doxorubicin, and 3-gram methotrexate)

COPADM₈ (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone, doxorubicin, and 8-gram methotrexate)

CR (complete remission)

CRb (complete response biopsy negative)

CRu (complete response unconfirmed)

CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)

CT (computed tomography)

CYM (cytarabine and methotrexate)

CYVE (Cytarabine, Etoposide)

EFS (event-free survival)

FAB (French American-British)

FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose F18)

IHC (immunohistochemistry)

IT (intrathecal)

LDH (lactate dehydrogenase)

LMB (Lymphoma Malignancy B)

LN (lymph node)

MR (minor response)

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network)

NHL (non-Hodgkin lymphoma)

NR (no response)

PD (progressive disease)

PET (positron emission tomography)

PR (partial response)

RT (radiation therapy)

SPD (sum of product of greatest perpendicular diameters)

ULN (upper limit of normal)