| CML | Chronic Myeloid Leukemia |
| PK | Protein Kinase |
| TK | Tyrosine Kinase |
| TKI | Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor |
| RTK | Receptor Tyrosine Kinase |
| NRTK | Non-Receptor Tyrosine Kinase |
| VEGFR | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| PDGF | Platelet Derived Growth Factor |
| Src | Sarcoma |
| JAK | Janus Kinase |
| ABL | Abelson (gene) |
| BCR | Breakpoint Cluster Region (gene) |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase |
| STAT | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (protein) |
| CP | Chronic Phase |
| AP | Accelerated Phase |
| BC | Blast Crisis |
| Asp | Aspartate |
| Phe | Phenylalanine |
| Gly | Glycine |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| DFG | Aspartate-Phenilalanine-Glycine |
| Thr | Threonine |
| HSCT | Hematopoietic Stem Cells Transplantation |
| HCT | Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation |
| INF | Interferon |
| CHR | Complete Hematological Response |
| MMR | Major Molecular Response |
| CCR | Complete Cytogenetic Remission |
| Ph | Philadelphia (chromosome) |
| Ph+ | Philadelphia positive |
| P-gp | Glycoprotein P |
| OCT | Organic Cation Transporter |
| PDGFR | Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| NAACCR | North American Association of Central Cancer Registries |
| ELN | European Leukemia Net |
| NCCN | National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
| CI | Confidence Interval |
| STIM | Stop Imatinib |
| LSC | Leukemic Stem Cells |
| ALL | Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| CMR | Complete Molecular Response |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| EMA | European Medicinal Agency |
| R/I | Resistance/Intolerance |
| SAE | Severe Adverse Event |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| CIBMTR | Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research |
| OS | Overall Survival |
| LFS | Leukemia-Free Survival |
| MSD | Matching Sibling Donor |
| HCT | Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation |
| HRQOL | Health-Related Quality of Life |
| ISD | Identical Sibling Donor |
| TFR | Treatment-free Remission |
| QoL | Quality of Life |
| DMR | Deep Molecular Response |
| EURO-SKI | European Stop Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor |
| ESMO | European Society for Medical Oncology |
| RQ-PCR | Real-time Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction |