Glossary
1L first line
2L second line
5FU 5-fluorouracil
AE adverse event
ALT alanine aminotransferase
AST aspartate aminotransferase
Bev bevacizumab
BSC best supportive care
Cape capecitabine
CEA carcinoembryonic antigen
Cetux cetuximab
cfDNA cell-free DNA
CI confidence interval
(p)CR (pathologic) complete response
(m)CRC (metastatic) colorectal cancer
CRT chemoradiotherapy
CT chemotherapy
CTC circulating tumour cells
ctDNA circulating DNA
DCR disease control rate
ddPCR droplet digital polymerase chain reaction
DFS disease-free survival
(m)DoR median duration of response
ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
EGFR endothelial growth factor receptor
ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EORTC European Organization for Research and Treatment
of Cancer
ESMO European Society for Medical Oncology
ETS early tumour shrinkage
FISH fluorescence in situ hybridisation
FIT fecal immune test
FOLFIRI leucovorin, fluorouracil, irinotecan
FOLFOXIRI leucovorin, fluorouracil, irinotecan, oxaliplatin
FOLFOX leucovorin, fluorouracil, oxaliplatin
FP fluoropyrimidine
GGT gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase
HR hazard ratio
IHC immunohistochemistry
(m)ITT (modified) intent-to-treat
iv intravenous
LV leucovorin
LDA Linear Discriminant Analysis
LDH lactate dehydrogenase
MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinase
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
mrTRG MRI tumour regression grade
MSI-H microsatellite instability high
MSS microsatellite stable
mut mutant
NCI-CTC National Cancer Institute-Common Toxicity Criteria
NEXIRI irinotecan, sorafenib
NGS next generation sequencing
NS non-significant
OR odds ratio
(O)RR (objective) response rate
(m)OS (median) overall survival
Oxali oxaliplatin
(qRT)PCR (quantitative real-time) polymerase chain reaction
PD progressive disease
(m)PFS (median) progression-free survival
PD pharmacodynamic
PK pharmacokinetic
PR partial response
PS performance status
QoL quality of life
R randomised
RCTx radiochemotherapy
RECIST Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors
RFS relapse-free survival
RT radiotherapy
SD stable disease
TTF time to treatment failure
TTR time to recurrence
VEGF(R) vascular endothelial growth factor (receptor)
WHO World Health Organization
wt wild type