| NSCLC | Non-small-cell lung cancer |
| DCA | Dichloroacetate |
| SAL | Salinomycin |
| SCLC | Small-cell lung carcinoma |
| AMPK | Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| TKIs | Tyrosine kinase inhibitors |
| PDK | Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase |
| CSCs | Cancer stem cells |
| PDC | Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid cycle |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| PDHE1α | Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 subunit 1 alpha |
| HIF1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha |
| MTCs | Mono-carboxylic transporter proteins |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| HUVEC | Human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| TGFs | Transforming growth factors |
| TGFβ | Transforming growth factor β |
| Cytc | Cytochrome c |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| HNC | Head and neck cancer |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase ½ |
| HGG | High-grade glioma |
| mTOR | Mammalian targets of rapamycin |
| LC3 | Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 |
| LC3B | LC3 isoform B |
| p62 | Sequestosome-1 |
| Wnt | Wingless-related integration site pathway |
| AKT-CA | Ak strain transforming protein kinase B (Ca2+) |
| TS | Thymidylate synthase |
| SIRT1 | Sirtuin gene 1 |
| NAG-1 | NSAID-activated gene |
| ATF4 | Activating transcription factor 4 |
| DDIT3 | DNA damage-inducible transcript 3 |
| CHOP | C/EBP homologous protein |
| TRIB3 | Tribbles pseudokinase 3 |
| AKT1 | AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 |
| DADA | Diisopropylamine dichloroacetate |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |