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. 2026 Feb 20;19(2):338. doi: 10.3390/ph19020338
FOLFOX Folinic acid, 5-fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin
FLAM Flavopiridol, cytarabine, and mitoxantrone
SAR Structure–activity relationship
BET Bromodomain and extraterminal
PARP 1 Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1
IC50 Half maximal inhibitory concentration
Bax Bcl-2 associated X protein
Bcl-2 B-cell lymphoma 2
Topo IIα Topoisomerase IIα
GI50 Concentration causing 50% growth inhibition
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
LD50 Concentration causing 50% cell death
MDR Multidrug-resistant/resistance
P-gp P-glycoprotein
ABC ATP-binding cassette
BCR-ABL Breakpoint Cluster Region–Abelson
CDK4, 6,
and 9
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4, 6, and 9
PROTAC Proteolysis Targeting Chimera
MRP1 Multidrug-resistance-associated protein 1
BCRP Breast cancer resistance protein
EC50 Concentration producing 50% of the maximal effect
ADME Absorption Distribution Metabolism Excretion
ADMET Absorption Distribution Metabolism Excretion Toxicity
HIF-1α Hypoxia inducible factor 1 α
HK2 Hexokinase 2
PKM2 M2-type pyruvate kinase
PFKP Phosphofructokinase
VEGFR-2 Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2
BTK Bruton’s tyrosine kinase
ER Estrogen receptor
SERM Selective estrogen receptor modulator
CC50 Concentration causing 50% cell cytotoxicity
TS Tumor selectivity
PSE Potency-selectivity expression
QSAR Quantitative structure–activity relationship
Akt Protein kinase B
BID BH3-interacting-domain death agonist
CCND1 Cell cycle progression modulator cyclin D1
NADPH Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
PI3K/mTOR Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase/mechanistic target of rapamycin
RSK2 Ribosomal S6 kinase 2