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Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Pages 299-302

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... Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations ABOG American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology ABOUT American BRCA Outcomes and Utilization of Testing [Patient-Powered Research Network] ACA Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ACMG American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics ACOG American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACS American College of Surgeons ACT adoptive cell therapy AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ASCO American Society of Clinical Oncology BER base excision repair BMI body mass index BOT borderline ovarian tumor BRCA breast cancer genes 1 and 2 BSO bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy BSOR bilateral salpingectomy with ovarian retention CA-125 cancer antigen 125 CAM complementary and alternative medicine CCC clear cell carcinoma CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CPTAC Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium CT computed tomography 299
From page 300...
... Department of Health and Human Services HPV human papillomavirus HR homologous recombination IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor 1 IOM Institute of Medicine IP intraperitoneal IrRC immune-related response criteria IV intravenous LBA laboratory biomarker analysis LGSC low-grade serous carcinoma MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinase MC mucinous carcinoma miR microRNA MMS multimodal screening MRI magnetic resonance imaging
From page 301...
... APPENDIX A 301 NACT neoadjuvant chemotherapy NCCN National Comprehensive Cancer Network NCI National Cancer Institute NGS next-generation sequencing NHEJ nonhomologous end joining NIH National Institutes of Health NOCC National Ovarian Cancer Coalition NRC National Research Council NSGC National Society of Genetic Counselors OC oral contraceptive OCNA Ovarian Cancer National Alliance OCRF Ovarian Cancer Research Fund OCRP Ovarian Cancer Research Program OCS Office of Cancer Survivorship OSE ovarian surface epithelium PARP poly ADP ribose polymerase PCORI Patient‑Centered Outcomes Research Institute PCOS polycystic ovarian syndrome PDS primary debulking surgery PDX patient-derived xenograft PFS progression-free survival PID pelvic inflammatory disease PLCO prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian [cancer screening trial] PPC primary palliative care PRO patient-reported outcome QOL quality of life RCT randomized controlled trial RMI Risk of Malignancy Index RNA ribonucleic acid ROCA risk of ovarian cancer algorithm ROMA risk of ovarian malignancy algorithm RRSO risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy SBT serous borderline tumor SEER surveillance, epidemiology, and end results SGO Society of Gynecologic Oncology SNP single-nucleotide polymorphism SPC specialty palliative care
From page 302...
... 302 OVARIAN CANCERS SPORE Specialized Program of Research Excellence STIC serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma TCGA The Cancer Genome Atlas TVU transvaginal ultrasound UKCTOCS United Kingdom Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening USPSTF U.S. Preventive Services Task Force VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor VEGFR vascular endothelial growth factor receptor WOO window of opportunity


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