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AKT Protein KinaseB
ANXA2 AnnexinA2
AP-1 Activator Protein-1
α-SMA Alpha–Smooth-Muscle Actin
Bcl-2 B-cell Lymphoma2
CAF Cancer-Associated Fibroblast
c-JUN Jun Proto-Oncogene
c-MYC Cellular Myc Oncogene
CD4 Cluster of Differentiation4
CD8 Cluster of Differentiation8
CD40 Cluster of Differentiation40
CD80 Cluster of Differentiation80
CDK1 Cyclin-Dependent Kinase1
CDK4 Cyclin-Dependent Kinase4
CXCL12 C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand12
CXCR4 C-X-C Motif Chemokine Receptor4
CRD Carbohydrate-Recognition Domain
CSC Cancer Stem Cell
DC Dendritic Cell
ECM Extracellular Matrix
EMT Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition
ERK Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase
FAK Focal Adhesion Kinase
FOXP3 Forkhead BoxP3
Gal-1 Galectin-1
Gal-2 Galectin-2
Gal-3 Galectin-3
Gal-4 Galectin-4
Gal-7 Galectin-7
Gal-8 Galectin-8
Gal-9 Galectin-9
GC Gastric Cancer
GLI1 Glioma-Associated Oncogene Homolog1
GM1 Monosialotetrahexosyl-ganglioside1
GRP78 Glucose-Regulated Protein78
GSK-3β Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3Beta
H-RAS Harvey Rat-Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog
HIF-1 Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1
HLA-DR Human Leucocyte Antigen, DR-Isotype
HMMR Hyaluronan-Mediated Motility Receptor (CD168)
HER2 Human Epidermal Growth-Factor Receptor2
hTERT Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase
IGF-1R Insulin-Like Growth-Factor-1 Receptor
IFN-γ Interferon-Gamma
IL Interleukin
IM Intestinal Metaplasia
JNK c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase
LNM Lymph-Node Metastasis
MAPK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
MEK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase
miRNA microRNA
mTOR Mechanistic Target Of Rapamycin
MMP Matrix Metalloproteinase
MMP-1 Matrix Metalloproteinase-1
MUC1 Mucin1
MUC5AC Mucin5AC
NCAPG Non-SMC CondensinI Complex SubunitG
NEO1 Neogenin-1
NF-κB Nuclear-Factor κ-Light-Chain-Enhancer of ActivatedB cells
NRP-1 Neuropilin-1
PAR-1 Protease-Activated Receptor-1
PC Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
PD-1 Programmed Cell-Death Protein1
PD-L1 Programmed Death-Ligand1
PI3K Phosphatidylinositol-3-Kinase
RAS Rat-Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog
RAF Rapidly Accelerated Fibrosarcoma Kinase
Rb Retinoblastoma Protein
ROCK1 Rho-Associated Coiled-Coil-Containing Protein Kinase1
SHP2 Src-Homology-2-Containing Protein-Tyrosine Phosphatase2
Skp2 S-Phase Kinase-Associated Protein2
SMAD2 Mothers-Against-Decapentaplegic Homolog2
SMC Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes
SNP Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
SRCC Signet-Ring Cell Carcinoma
STAT Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription
TCF-4 T-Cell Factor-4
TGF-β Transforming Growth Factor-Beta
Th17 T-Helper-17 Lymphocyte
TIM-3 T-Cell Immunoglobulin and Mucin-Domain-Containing-3
TME Tumor Micro-Environment
TNM Tumor, Node, Metastasis (staging)
VCAM-1 Vascular Cell-Adhesion Molecule1
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
VM Vasculogenic Mimicry
Wee1 WEE1 G2/M Check-Point Kinase
Wnt Wingless/Integrated Signaling Pathway
XIAP X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein
XAF-1 XIAP-Associated Factor1
YAP1 Yes-Associated Protein1