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Abbreviations and Acronyms - Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center

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Commonly Used <strong>Abbreviations</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Acronyms</strong><br />

AE<br />

Adverse Event<br />

BIDMC Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical <strong>Center</strong><br />

BWH<br />

CAP<br />

CFR<br />

CHB<br />

CITI<br />

CLIA<br />

COI<br />

CRA<br />

CRC<br />

CRF<br />

CRO<br />

CRU<br />

CTC<br />

Brigham <strong>and</strong> Women’s Hospital<br />

Certificate of Pathology<br />

Code of Federal Regulation<br />

Children’s Hospital Boston<br />

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative<br />

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments<br />

Conflict of Interest<br />

Clinical Research Associate<br />

Clinical Research Coordinator<br />

Case Report Form<br />

Contract Research Organization<br />

Clinical Research Unit<br />

Common Terminology Criteria<br />

CTEO Clinical Trials Education Office<br />

CV<br />

DFCI<br />

Curriculum Vitae<br />

<strong>Dana</strong>-<strong>Farber</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute<br />

DHHS Department of Health <strong>and</strong> Human Services<br />

DLT<br />

Dose-limiting Toxicity<br />

DSMB Data <strong>and</strong> Safety Monitoring Board<br />

DSMC Data <strong>and</strong> Safety Monitoring Committee<br />

DSMP Data <strong>and</strong> Safety Monitoring Plan<br />

FDA<br />

FDF<br />

Food <strong>and</strong> Drug Administration<br />

Financial Disclosure Form<br />

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The Guide to Human Research Activities Revised August 2009


FWA<br />

GCP<br />

HMS<br />

Federalwide Assurance<br />

Good Clinical Practice<br />

<strong>Harvard</strong> Medical School<br />

HSPH <strong>Harvard</strong> School of Public Health<br />

IBC<br />

ICH<br />

Institutional Bio-safety Committee<br />

International Conference on Harmonisation<br />

ICMJE International Committee of Medical Journal Editors<br />

IDE<br />

IDF<br />

IND<br />

IRB<br />

MCC<br />

MGH<br />

MTD<br />

NCI<br />

NDA<br />

NIH<br />

NSR<br />

OBA<br />

OHRP<br />

OHRS<br />

PDQ<br />

PI<br />

PMA<br />

PSRC<br />

QA<br />

QC<br />

QACT<br />

Investigational Device Exemption<br />

Investigator Data Form<br />

Investigational New Drug Application<br />

Institutional Review Board<br />

Multi-center Coordinating Committee<br />

Massachusetts General Hospital<br />

Maximum Tolerated Dose<br />

National <strong>Cancer</strong> Institute<br />

New Drug Application<br />

National Institutes of Health<br />

Non-significant Risk<br />

Office of Biotechnology Activities<br />

Office for Human Research Protections<br />

Office for Human Research Studies<br />

Physician Data Query<br />

Principal Investigator<br />

Premarket Approval<br />

Pediatric Scientific Review Committee<br />

Quality Assurance<br />

Quality Control<br />

Quality Assurance Office for Clinical Trials<br />

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The Guide to Human Research Activities Revised August 2009


QOL<br />

RAC<br />

SAE<br />

SOP<br />

SPRC<br />

SR<br />

SRC<br />

Quality of Life<br />

Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee<br />

Serious Adverse Event<br />

St<strong>and</strong>ard Operating Procedure<br />

Scientific Progress Review Committee<br />

Significant Risk<br />

Scientific Review Committee<br />

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The Guide to Human Research Activities Revised August 2009

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