| ACP | anticancer peptide |
| AMP | antimicrobial peptide |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| FITC | fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| IACUC | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee |
| IC50 | half maximal inhibitory concentration |
| NSCLC | non-small-cell lung cancer |
| OS | overall survival |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PI | propidium iodide |