| 2D | Two-dimensional |
| 3D | Three-dimensional |
| 4D | Four-dimensional |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| CAR | Chimeric antigen receptor |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| GBM | Glioblastoma |
| GLICO | Cerebral organoid glioma |
| HA | Hyaluronic acid |
| hiPSC | Human induced pluripotent stem cell |
| MCS | Multicellular spheroids |
| OMS | organotypic multicellular spheroids |
| PDEs | Patient-derived explants |
| PDOs | Patient-derived organoids |
| TDTS | Tissue-derived tumorspheres |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |