| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| BAP1 | BRCA1-associated protein 1 |
| BF | Bright field |
| CDKN2A | Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A |
| DCFDA | 2′,7′-Dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FGF2 | Fibroblast growth factor 2 |
| FGFR1 | Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MEK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MEK1/2) |
| MTAP | Methylthioadenosine phosphorylase |
| NP2i | Immortalised hTERT transduced normal pleural mesothelial cell |
| PD-L1 | Programmed death ligand 1 |
| PD-L2 | Programmed death ligand 2 |
| PM | Pleural mesothelioma |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RSK | p90 ribosomal S6 kinase |
| TP53 | Tumour protein 53 |
| X | Xanthine |
| XO | Xanthine oxidase |
| YB-1 | Y-box binding protein 1 |