| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| miR-34s | miR-34 family |
| lncRNA | Long noncoding RNA |
| ceRNA | Competing endogenous RNA |
| cirRNA | Circular RNA |
| 3′-UTR | 3′-untranslated region |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferase |
| EMT-TFs | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition-inducing transcription factor |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| TNBC | Triple-negative breast cancer |
| PD-L1 | Programmed cell death-ligand 1 |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| NSCLC | Non-small-cell lung cancer |
| NPC | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
| ESCC | Esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma |
| AML | Acute myelogenous leukemia |
| TQ | Thymoquinone |