| cfDNA | Cell-free DNA |
| cfRNA | Cell-free RNA |
| CGH | Comparative Genomic Hybridization |
| CTCs | Circulating Tumor Cells |
| ctDNA | Circulating Tumor DNA |
| DNMTs | DNA methyltransferases |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| EVs | Extracellular Vesicles |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| HDACs | Histone deacetylases |
| HDACi | Histone deacetylases inhibitors |
| HPV | Human papillomavirus |
| NGS | Next-generation sequencing |
| OPMD | Oral potentially malignant disorders |
| OSCC | Oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| PEITC | Phenethyl isothiocyanate |