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National Guideline Alliance (UK). Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Diagnosis and Management. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2016 Jul. (NICE Guideline, No. 52.)

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Appendix CAbbreviations

ABC

Activated B-cell

AITL

Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma

non-ALCL

Non-anaplastic large cell lymphoma

ASCT

Autologous stem cell transplantation

BCL2

B-cell lymphoma 2

BL

Burkitt's lymphoma

BNF

British National Formulary

Ca

Cancer antigen

CEAC

Cost effectiveness acceptability curve

CHOP

Cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone

CHVPi

Cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, etoposide, prednisolone and interferon-α

CNS

Central nervous system

CT

Computed Tomogrpahy

CVP

Cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisolone

DA-EPOCH-R

Rituximab, etoposide, prednisolone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin

DFS

Disease free survival

DLBCL

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid

EFS

Event-free survival

FDG

Flurodeoxyglucose

FDG-PET

Flurodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography

FISH

Fluorescence in situ hybridisation

FL

Follicular lymphoma

FLIPI

Follicular lymphoma international prognostic index

GC

Guideline Committee

GCSF

Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor

GEP

Gene expression profiling

GP

General practitioner

GRADE

Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation

GVHD

Graft versus host disease

Gy

Gray

alloHCT

Allogeneic transplantation

HDCT

High dose chemotherapy

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HMRN

Haematological Malignancies Research Network

HR

Hazard ratio

HRG

Healthcare resource group

HRQoL

Health related quality of life

autoHCT

Autologous transplantation

ICER

Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio

IHC

Immunohistochemistry

IHC-FISH

Immunohistochemistry - fluorescence in situ hybridisation

IPI

International Prognostic Index

LDH

Lactate dehydrogenase

LFT

Liver function test

MALT

Mucosal associated lymphoid tissue

MCP

Mitoxantrone, chlorambucil and prednisolone

eMIT

Electronic Market Information Tool

MCL

Mantle cell lymphoma

MIPI-B

Mantle cell lymphoma international prognostic index-biological

MZL

Marginal zone lymphoma

NCAT

National Cancer Action Team

NHL

Non-Hodgkin's lymphomaActiv

NHS

National Health Service

NPV

Negative predictive value

NRM

Non-relapsed mortality

ONS

Office of National Statistics

OS

Overall survival

PCR

Polymerase chain reaction

PET-CT

Positron Emission Tomography – Computed Tomogrpahy

PFS

Progression free survival

PICO

Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome

PMBCL

Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma

PPV

Positive predictive value

PSA

Probability sensitivity analysis

PTCL

Peripheral T-cell lymphoma

PTCL-NOS

Peripheral T-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified

QALY

Quality adjusted life year

QOL

Quality of life

QUADAS2

Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2

R-BFM

Rituximab plus Berlin–Frankfurt–Münster regimen

R-CHEOP

Rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, etoposide, vincristine and prednisolone

R-CHOP

Rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone

R-CODOX-M

Rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, cytarabine and methotrexate

RCT

Randomised control trial

R-GDP

Rituximab, gemcitabine, dexamethasone and cisplatin

R-HyperCVAD (HDMTX)

Rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin and dexamethasone, (methotrexate and cytarabine)

R-LMB

Rituximab plus Lymphome Malin B regimen

RNA

Ribonucleic acid

allo-SCT

Allogeneic stem cell transplant

auto-SCT

Autologous stem cell transplant

SEER

Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results

TBI

Total body irradiation

TRM

Treatment related mortality

U&E

Urea and electrolytes

WHO

World Health Organisation

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