Glossary – Medical Abbreviations (A)


AACR
american association for cancer research

Ab
antibody

ACE
angiotensin converting enzyme

ACTH
adrenocorticotropic hormone

ADCC
antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity

ADC
antibody-drug conjugate

ADCC
activity-induced energy expenditure: the energy spent on physical activity n

AFP
alpha-fetoprotein

Ag
antigen

AI
aromatase inhibitor

AICR
American Institute for Cancer Research

AIHA
autoimmune hemolytic anaemia

AITL
angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma

ALC
absolute lymphocyte count

ALCL
anaplastic large-cell lymphoma

ALDH
aldehyde dehydrogenases

ALK
anaplastic lymphoma kinase

ALT
alanine aminotransferase

AML
acute myelogenous leukemia

AMP
adenosine 5?-monophosphate-activated protein kinase

ANC
absolute neutrophil count

AP
alkaline phosphatase

APL
acute promyelocytic leukemia

AR
androgen receptor

Ara-C
cytarabine

Ara-CDP
Ara-C diphosphate

Ara-CMP
Ara-C monophosphate

Ara-CTP
Ara-C triphosphate

ASA404
vadimezan

ASCT
autologous stem cell transplantation

AST
aspartate aminotransferase

ATE
arterial thrombotic event

ATO
arsenic trioxide

ATP
adenosine triphosphate

ATRA
tretinoin (all-trans-retinoic acid)

AUC
area under the curve