| ABCB1 | ATP-Binding Cassette Subfamily B member 1 |
| AIF | Apoptosis-Inducing Factor |
| ATG | autophagy-related gene |
| BC | breast cancer |
| CAC | colitis-associated colorectal cancer |
| CML | chronic myeloid leukemia |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| CSCs | cancer stem cells |
| DVL | Dishevelled |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| ESCC | esophageal squamous cell carcinoma |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HIF1-α | Hypoxia-Inducing Factor1—α |
| Htert | human telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| HUVEC | human umbilical vein endothelial cell |
| JNK | c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase |
| MDR | multidrug resistance |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| NAC | N-Acetyl Cystine |
| NF-kB | nuclear factor-kB |
| PS | Pristimerin |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TCM | traditional Chinese medicine |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| UM | uveal melanoma |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |