
Glossary
5FU 5-fluorouracil
ADC adenocarcinoma
AE adverse event
AFP alpha-fetoprotein
ALT alanine transaminase
AOGC advanced oesophagogastric cancer
AST aspartate aminotransferase
bid twice daily
BSC best supportive care
CI confidence interval
CF cisplatin/5-fluorouracil
CLIP Cancer of the Liver Italian Program
CR complete response
CT chemotherapy
ctDNA circulating tumour DNA
DCR disease control rate
DFS disease-free survival
DGAC diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma
DOR duration of response
ECF epirubicin/cisplatin/5-fluorouracil
ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
ECX epirubicin/cisplatin/capecitabine
EGFR endothelial growth factor receptor
FGFR fibroblast growth factor receptor
FISH fluorescence in situ hybridisation
FLOT docetaxel/5-fluorouracil/leucovorin/oxaliplatin
FOLFIRINOX leucovorin, fluorouracil, irinotecan, oxaliplatin
FOLFOX oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin
GEC gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma
GEJ gastroesophageal junction
GI gastrointestinal
HA hyaluronan
HBV hepatitis B virus
HCC hepatocellular carcinoma
HCV hepatitis C virus
HR hazard ratio
ICC intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
IFN interferon
IHC immunohistochemistry
ITT intent-to-treat
IV intravenous
KPS KarnofskyPerformance Status
mAb monoclonal antibody
MR minor response
MSI microsatellite instability
NLR neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio
OC oesophageal cancer
ORR overall response rate
(m)OS (median) overall survival
PAG PEGPH20 + nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine
PCR polymerase chain reaction
PCR-NGS PCR-next generation sequencing
PD progressive disease
PD-1 programmed death 1
PD-L1 programmed death-ligand 1
PDAC pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PET positron emission tomography
(p)NET (pancreatic) neuroendocrine tumour
(m)PFS (median) progression free survival
PR partial response
RCT randomised controlled trial
RECIST Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors
RFS relapse-free survival
RR response rate
RT radiotherapy
SAE serious adverse event
SR subtotal response
TEAE treatment emergent adverse event
TKI tyrosine kinase inhibitor
TSD tumour stroma density
TTF time to treatment failure
TTP time to progression
ULN upper limit of normal
QoL quality of life
SCC squamous cell carcinoma
SD stable disease
VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor