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. 2025 Jul 22;17(15):2418. doi: 10.3390/cancers17152418
ADT Androgen deprivation therapy
AE Adverse event
AKT Ak strain transforming
AR Androgen receptor
ARID1A AT-rich interaction domain 1A
ASH2L ASH2 like, histone lysine methyltransferase complex subunit
ATRA All-trans retinoic acid
BAX Bcl2-associated X
BCa Breast cancer
BCL2 B-cell lymphoma 2
BET Bromodomain and extraterminal
BETi Bromodomain and extraterminal inhibitor
BMP7 Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7
BRCA1/2 Breast cancer gene 1 or 2
BRD Bromodomain-containing
BRDT Bromodomain testis-specific protein
CBP CREB-binding protein
CBR Clinical benefit rate
CDH1 Cadherin 1
CDK4/6 Cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6
CDKN2A Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A
CR Complete response
CRPC Castration-resistant prostate cancer
CRR Clinical response rate
CSC Cancer stem cell
CTC Circulating tumor cell
CTCAE Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
CTCL Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
CtDNA Circulating tumor DNA
DLT Dose-limiting toxicity
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNMT DNA methyltransferase
DNMTi DNA methyltransferase inhibitor
DOR Duration of response
ECa Endometrial cancer
EED Embryonic ectoderm development
EEDi Embryonic ectoderm development inhibitor
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
EHMT2 Euchromatic histone lysine N-methyltransferase 2
ER Estrogen receptor (protein)
ESR1 Estrogen receptor 1 (gene)
EZH2 Enhancer of zeste homolog 2
EZH2i Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 inhibitor
FDA Food and Drug Administration
GADD45A DNA damage-inducible alpha
GSTP1 Glutathione S-transferase Pi 1
H3K23ac Histone 3 lysine 23 acetylation
H3K27me3 Histone 3 lysine 27 trimethylation
H3K4me2/3 Histone 3 lysine 4 di-/trimethylation
H3K9me Histone 3 lysine 9 methylation
HAT Histone acetyltransferase
HDAC Histone deacetylase
HDACi Histone deacetylase inhibitor
HER2 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HMA Hypomethylating agent
HOXD3 Homeobox D3
HR Hormone receptor
HRBC Hormone-resistant breast cancer
Hsp90 Heat shock protein 90 (gene)
KAT6A/B Lysine acetyltransferase 6 A/B
KAT6i Lysine acetyltransferase 6 inhibitor
KDM Lysine demethylase
KDM1A Lysine demethylase 1A
KDM1Ai Lysine demethylase 1A inhibitor
KLK3 Kallikrein-related peptidase 3
KMT Lysine methyltransferase
LINE-1 Long Interspersed Nuclear Element-1
LSD1 Lysine-specific demethylase 1
mCRPC Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
MGMT O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase
MLH1 MutL homolog 1
MPA Medroxyprogesterone acetate
MTD Maximum tolerated dose
mTOR Mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase
NF-κβ Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NIS Sodium iodide symporter
NSD2 Nuclear Receptor Binding SET Domain Protein 2
ORR Overall response rate
OS Overall survival
OvCa Ovarian cancer
P53 Tumor protein 53
PAEP Progestagen-Associated Endometrial Protein
PARP Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
PCa Prostate cancer
pCR Pathological complete response
PD-1 Programmed cell death 1
PD-L1 Programmed Death-Ligand 1
PFS Progression-free survival
PFS1 First-stage progression-free survival
PGR Progesterone receptor (gene)
PIK3CA Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha
PR Progesterone receptor (protein)
PRC2 Polycomb repressive complex 2
PSA Prostate-specific antigen
PSA-DT PSA doubling time
PSMA Prostate-specific membrane antigen
PTEN Phosphatase and TENsin homolog deleted on chromosome 10
RAI Radioactive-iodine therapy
RARβ Retinoic acid receptor β
RASSF1A Ras association domain family protein 1 isoform A
RECIST Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
RNA Ribonucleic acid
rPFS Radiographic PFS
RUNX3 Runt-related transcription factor 3
SAE Serious adverse event
SASP Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype
SERM Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator
SET Su(var)3–9, Enhancer of zeste, and Trithorax
SLC5A8 Solute carrier family 5 member 8
SWF/SNF Switch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable
TCa Thyroid cancer
Tg Thyroglobulin
TGF-βRII Transforming growth factor beta receptor type II
TH Thyroid hormone
TIL Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte
TME Tumor microenvironment
TNBC Triple-negative breast cancer
TPO Thyroperoxidase
TSG Tumor suppressor gene
TSH Thyroid stimulating hormone
TSHR TSH receptor
TTF-1 Thyroid transcription factor-1
VPA Valproic acid
ZEB1 Zinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1