BAL
bronchoalveolar lavage
BBB
blood-brain barrier
BC
breast cancer
Bcr
B-cell receptor
BCRP
breast cancer resistance protein
BCS
breast conserving surgery
BIA
bioimpedance analysis
Bid
twice daily
BL
Burkitt lymphoma
BM
bone marrow
BMI
body mass index = body weight (kg) /body height (m2)
BP
blood pressure
BSA
body surface area
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
C
C.I.
continuous infusion
CA4P
combretastatin A4 phosphate
CBCL
cutaneous B-cell lymphoma
CD
cluster of differentiation
Cd-AMP
cladribine monophosphate
Cd-ATP
cladribine triphosphate
CDC
complement-dependent cytotoxicity
CEA
carcinoembryonic antigen
CEC
circulating endothelial cell
CEP17
chromosome 17 centromere
CHF
cardiac heart failure
CHO
carbohydrates
Cl
clearance
CLL
chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
ClTB
total body clearance
Cmax
peak concentration
CML
chronic myelogenous leukemia
CMML
chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
CMV
cytomegalovirus
CNS
central nervous system
COMT
catechol-omethyltransferase
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CP
chronic phase
CPA
cyclophosphamide
CPK
creatine phosphokinase
CPT
camptothecin
Cr
creatinine
CRC
colorectal cancer
CRP
C-reactive protein
CSCC
cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
CSF
colony-stimulating factor
Css
average steady state concentration
CT
computed tomography
CTCAE
Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse events
CTCL
cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
D
D-TMP
deoxythymidine monophosphate
DC
dendritic cell
DCE-MRI
dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI
DCK
deoxycytidine kinase
DEE
diet-induced energy expenditure: the energy spent to digest and absorb nutrients
DEXA
dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
DFS
disease-free survival
DHAD
mitoxantrone
DHFR
dihydrofolate reductase
DIC
disseminated intravascular coagulation
DLBCL
diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
DLCO
diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide
DLT
dose-limiting toxicity
DM
diabetes mellitus
DNMT
DNA methyltransferase
DNMTi
DNA methyltransferase inhibitor
DNR
daunorubicin
DNR-OL
daunorubicinol
DOX
doxorubicin
DPD
dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase
DSB
double-strand break
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
DXM
dexamethasone
