| ALDH | Aldehyde Dehydrogenase |
| ARMS | Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma |
| COG | Children’s Oncology Group |
| CSC | Cancer stem cells |
| CYP | Cytochrome P450 |
| CWS | Cooperative Weichteilsarkomen Studie |
| DME | Drug-metabolising enzymes |
| EFS | Event-free Survival |
| EpSSG | European Paediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma Study Group |
| ERMS | Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma |
| FNRMS | Fusion-positive rhabdomyosarcoma |
| FPRMS | Fusion-negative rhabdomyosarcoma |
| IRSG | Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group |
| IVA | Ifosfamide + vincristine + actinomycin D |
| PRMS | Pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma |
| RMS | Rhabdomyosarcoma |
| SIOP-MMT | International Society of Paediatric Oncology–Malignant Mesenchymal Tumour Committee |
| STS | Soft tissue sarcoma |
| STSC | Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee |
| TME | Tumour microenvironment |
| VAC | Vincristine + actinomycin D + cyclophosphamide |