| AGITG |
Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group |
| AHES |
Australian Health Economics Society |
| AIHW |
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| ALK |
anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
| ALL |
acute lymphoblastic leukaemia |
| ALLG |
Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group |
| AMRAB |
Australian Medical Research Advisory Board |
| ANZCHOG |
Australian and New Zealand Children's Haematology and
Oncology Group |
| AYAs |
adolescents and young adults |
| BCDC |
Brain Cancer Discovery Collective |
| BMS |
Bristol-Myers Squibb |
| BTAA |
Brain Tumour Alliance Australia |
| CBCF |
Cure Brain Cancer Foundation |
| CCA |
Cancer Council Australia |
| CCDR |
Centre for Community-Driven Research |
| CCRU |
Children's Cancer Research Unit |
| CCV |
Cancer Council Victoria |
| CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
| CFDA |
Chinese Food and Drug Administration |
| COAG |
Council of Australian Governments |
| COG |
Children's Oncology Group |
| COSA |
Clinical Oncology Society of Australia |
| CPD |
continuing professional development |
| CPR |
cardio-pulmonary resuscitation |
| CSO |
Common Scientific Outline |
| CTA |
Clinical Trial Applications |
| CVA |
Cancer Voices Australia |
| DALYs |
disability-adjusted life years |
| Deloitte |
Deloitte Access Economics |
| DIPG |
diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma |
| DoH |
Department of Health |
| DOH |
United States Department of Health |
| DSP |
Disability Support Pension |
| DSS |
Department of Social Services |
| EMA |
European Medicines Agency |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
| Garvan Institute |
Garvan Institute of Medical Research |
| GCMP |
Genomic Cancer Medicine Program |
| GIST |
Gastro Intestinal Stromal Tumour |
| GPs |
general practitioners |
| HREC |
Human Research Ethics Committee |
| HTA |
Health Technology Assessment |
| ICGC |
International Cancer Genome Consortium |
| ICGCmed |
ICGC medicine |
| KPIs |
Key Performance Indicators |
| LCSA |
Low Cancer Survivals Alliance |
| LCTRC |
Lifting Clinical Trials and Registries Capacity |
| LFA |
Lung Foundation Australia |
| LSR |
low survival rate |
| MBS |
Medicare Benefits Schedule |
| MDTs |
Multi-Disciplinary Teams |
| MHF |
Mark Hughes Foundation |
| MMDR review |
independent review of the regulation of medicines and
medical devices |
| MoST |
Molecular Screening and Therapeutics |
| MRFF |
Medical Research Future Fund |
| MRFF Act |
Medical Research Future Fund Act 2015 |
| MSAC |
Medical Services Advisory Committee |
| MSD |
Merck Sharp & Dohme Australia |
| NCERG |
National Cancer Expert Reference Group |
| NCI |
National Cancer Institute |
| NEAF |
National Ethics Application Form |
| NET |
neuroendocrine cancer/ neuroendocrine tumour |
| NHMRC |
National Health and Medical Research Council |
| NHMRC Act |
National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 |
| NHPAs |
National Health Priority Areas |
| NSI |
National Cancer Institute |
| NSWOG |
NSW Oncology Group |
| OCPs |
optimal care pathways |
| PBAC |
Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee |
| PBS |
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme |
| PCA |
Pancreatic Cancer Alliance |
| PdCCRS |
Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme |
| QALYs |
quality-adjusted life years |
| QBI |
Queensland Brain Institute |
| QIMR Berghofer |
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute |
| RACGP |
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
| RCA |
Rare Cancers Australia |
| Roche |
Roche Products Pty Limited |
| RSP |
research support package |
| STIs |
sexually transmitted infections |
| TBTC |
The Brain Tumour Charity |
| TCR |
Targeted Call for Research |
| TGA |
Therapeutic Goods Administration |
| the Act |
United States Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012 |
| the Committee |
Select Committee into Funding for Research into Cancers
with Low Survival Rates |
| The Isabella and Marcus
Fund |
The Isabella and Marcus Paediatric Brainstem Tumour Fund |
| the Mission |
Australian Brain Cancer Mission |
| the Plan |
National Cancer Work Plan |
| the Strategy |
the Australian Medical Research and Innovation Strategy
2016–2021 |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
| UQ |
University of Queensland |
| US |
United States |
| VCCC |
Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre |
| VCTL |
Victorian Cancer Trials Link |
| Walter and Eliza Hall
Institute |
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research |