| EMT | Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition |
| MET | Mesenchymal-to-Epithelial Transition |
| FGF | Fibroblast Growth Factor |
| iPSC | Induced pluripotent stem cell |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| IL | Interleukin |
| TNF | Tumour Necrosis Factor |
| CSC | Cancer stem cell |
| CTC | Circulating tumour cell |
| PSF | Phenotypic stability factor |
| FSP | Fibroblast-specific protein |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| Shh | Sonic hedgehog |
| SACC | Salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma |
| OSCC | Oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| TGF | Transforming Growth Factor |