| ANA | antinuclear antibodies |
| ANC | absolute neutrophil count |
| ASH | American Society of Hematology |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CMV | Cytomegalovirus |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CR | complete response |
| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| EBV | epstein–barr virus |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| GPs | Glycoproteins |
| Hb | Hemoglobin |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| HELLP | hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelet count |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HSCT | hematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
| HUS | hemolytic uremic syndrome |
| IPSS | international prognostic scoring system |
| IPSS-R | revised international prognostic scoring system |
| ITP | immune thrombocytopenia |
| IVIG | intravenous immune globulin |
| MDS | myelodysplastic syndrome |
| MDS-IT | myelodysplastic syndrome with isolated thrombocytopenia |
| NR | no response |
| PNH | paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria |
| R | response |
| RBCs | red blood cells |
| RCC | refractory cytopenia of childhood |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| TMA | thrombotic microangiopathies |
| TPO | thrombopoietin |
| TPO-RA | thrombopoietin-receptor agonists |
| TTP | thrombotic thrombopenic purpura |
| WBCs | white blood cells |