ACC	Adenoid cystic carcinoma
ALDH	Aldehyde dehydrogenase
AML	Acute myeloid leukemia
aSMA	actin smooth muscle
BER	Base excision repair
CAFs	Cancer-associated fibroblasts
CAR-T	Chimeric antigen receptor T cells
CICs	Cancer-initiating cells
CRCSCs	Colorectal cancer stem cells
CSCs	Cancer stem cells
CTCs	Circulating tumor cells
DSBs	Double-strand breaks
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
FAK	Focal adhesion kinase
FAP	Fibroblast activation protein
FSP1	Fibroblast specific protein 1
GSCs	Glioma stem cells
hESC	Human embryonic stem cell
HR	Homologous recombination
HSPCs	Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells
iPSCs	Induced pluripotent stem cells
LSCs	Leukemia stem cells
MACS	Magnetic-activated cell sorting
MDSCs	Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MMR	Mismatch repair
MSCs	Mesenchymal stem cells
NHEJ	Non-homologous end joining
NK	Natural Killer
NSCLC	Non-small cell lung cancer
NSCs	Neural stem cells
PDAC	Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
RNAi	RNA interference
TAMs	Tumor-associated macrophages
TME	Tumor microenvironment
TNBC	Triple-negative breast cancer
VM	Vasculogenic mimicry