Oncology Informatics Glossary
100 terms total — 4 showing — Last updated 15 Sep 2026
COSMIC COSMIC
The Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer, a comprehensive database of cancer-associated genetic variants.
eCRF
Electronic Case Report Form, a digital data collection instrument used in clinical trials to capture patient information...
microsatellite instability
A molecular phenotype indicating defective DNA mismatch repair mechanisms in tumor cells.
NAACCR
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries - organization that sets cancer data collection standards.
tumor immune microenvironment
The complex cellular and molecular ecosystem surrounding cancer cells that influences immune response and therapeutic ou...