| ABCB1 | ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 1 |
| ACSL4 | acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 4 |
| AKT | AKT serine/threonine kinase |
| AMPK | protein kinase AMP-activated catalytic subunit alpha 1 |
| APAF1 | apoptotic peptidase activating factor 1 |
| ARHGAP5 | Rho GTPase activating protein 5 |
| ATG5 | autophagy related 5 |
| ATM | ATM serine/threonine kinase |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BECN1 | beclin 1 |
| CAF | cancer-associated fibroblast |
| CBS | cystathionine beta-synthase |
| CDKN1A | cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 1A |
| ceRNA | competing endogenous RNAs |
| CHIP | STIP1 homology and U-box containing protein 1 |
| CNBP | CCHC-type zinc finger nucleic acid binding protein |
| CYLD | CYLD lysine 63 deubiquitinase |
| DDP | cisplatin |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| E2F6 | E2F transcription factor 6 |
| EMT | Epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| EZH2 | enhanced by zeste homolog 2 |
| FAO | fatty acid oxidation |
| FOLFOX | a chemotherapy regimen |
| FOXM1 | forkhead box M1 |
| GLUT1 | solute carrier family 2 member 1 |
| HDAC3 | histone deacetylase 3 |
| HK2 | hexokinase 2 |
| HMGA2 | high mobility group AT-hook 2 |
| hnRNPA1 | heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 |
| HSP70 | heat shock protein family A (Hsp70) member 8 |
| HuR | ELAV-like RNA binding protein 1 |
| IGF2BP1 | insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA binding protein 1 |
| LDHA | lactate dehydrogenase A |
| lncRNA | long non-coding RNA |
| LOX | lysyl oxidase |
| MDR | multidrug resistance |
| METase | methioninase |
| MK | midkine |
| MREs | miRNA response elements |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| MSCs | mesenchymal stem cells |
| ncRNA | non-coding RNA |
| NEDD4-1 | NEDD4 E3 ubiquitin protein ligase |
| PC | pyruvate carboxylase |
| PDCD4 | programmed cell death 4 |
| PPARGC1A | PPARG coactivator 1 alpha |
| PTBP1 | polypyrimidine tract binding protein 1 |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| sncRNA | small non-coding RNA |
| SOX2 | SRY-box transcription factor 2 |
| SOX9 | SRY-box transcription factor 9 |
| SRSF6 | serine and arginine rich splicing factor 6 |
| TAM | tumor-associated macrophage |
| TET1 | tet methylcytosine dioxygenase 1 |
| TIME | tumor immune microenvironment |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| TRIM37 | tripartite motif containing 37 |
| TROY | TNF receptor superfamily member 19 |
| YWHAZ | tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein zeta |