| ALT | alternative lengthening of telomeres |
| AR | androgen receptor |
| CCA-1.1 | chemoprevention curcumin analog-1.1 |
| CDF | difluorinated curcumin |
| c-Myc | cellular myelocytomatosis oncogene |
| DKC1 | dyskerin |
| EF24 | curcumin analog EF24 |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| G4 | G-quadruplex DNA |
| GLI1/GLI2 | GLI family zinc-finger 1/2 |
| H3K4me3 | histone 3 lysine 4 trimethylation |
| H3K27me3 | histone 3 lysine 27 trimethylation |
| Hsp90 | heat shock protein 90 |
| hTERC | human telomerase RNA component |
| hTERT | human telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| JAK/STAT | Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| mCur | chemically modified curcumin |
| miRNAs | microRNAs |
| PGV-1 | pentagamavunone-1 |
| PI3K/AKT | phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B pathway |
| PLGA | poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| PLK1 | polo-like kinase 1 |
| POT1 | protection of telomeres 1 |
| RAP1 | repressor activator protein 1 |
| SMYD3 | set and mynd domain-containing protein 3 |
| Sp1 | specificity protein 1 |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TCAB1 | telomerase Cajal body protein 1 |
| TEP1 | telomerase-associated protein 1 |
| TIN2 | TRF1-interacting nuclear factor 2 |
| TPP1 | TINT1/PTOP/PIP1 (protection of telomeres 1-interacting protein) |
| TRF1/2 | telomere repeat-binding factors 1 and 2 |