本ガイドラインにおける略語一覧
（アルファベット順）
| 略 語 | 説 明 |
|---|---|
| AFIP | Armed Forces Institute of Pathology |
| AGITG | Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group |
| ASCO | American Society of Clinical Oncology |
| CR | complete response |
| CT | computed tomography |
| ECOG | Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group |
| EORTC | European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer |
| ESD | endoscopic submucosal dissection |
| ESMO | European Society of Medical Oncology |
| EUS | endoscopic ultrasonography |
| EUS-FNAB | endoscopic ultrasonography guided fine needle aspiration biopsy |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| HE | hematoxylin and eosin |
| HPF | high power field |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| IC | informed consent |
| IFP | inflammatory fibroid polyp |
| IGF1R | insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor |
| ISG | Italian Sarcoma Group |
| Lancet | The Lancet |
| MDCT | multidetector-row computed tomography |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| N Engl J Med | The New England Journal of Medicine |
| NCCN | National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
| NCI-CTCAE | National Cancer Institute – Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events |
| NE | not evaluable |
| NF1 | neurofibromatosis type 1 |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| OS | overall survival |
| PD | progressive disease |
| PERCIST | Positron Emission tomography Response Criteria In Solid Tumor |
| PET/CT | positron emission tomography/computed tomography |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| PNET | pancreas neuroendocrine tumor |
| PR | partial response |
| PS | Performance Status |
| QOL | quality of life |
| RECIST | Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumor |
| RFA | radiofrequency ablation |
| RFS | recurrence-free survival |
| ROI | region of interest |
| RTOG | Radiation Therapy Oncology Group |
| SD | stable disease |
| SMT | submucosal tumor |
| SSGXVIII | Scandinavian Sarcoma Group XVIII |
| SUV | standardized uptake value |
| SWOG | Southwest Oncology Group |
| TAE | transarterial embolization |
| 18F-FDG-avid | fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose--avid |
| 18F-FDG-PET又はF-18 FDG-PET | fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography |