| PKM2 | Pyruvate kinase muscle type 2 |
| IARC | International Agency for Research on Cancer |
| DTC | Differentiated thyroid cancer |
| ATC | Anaplastic thyroid cancer |
| MTC | Medullary thyroid cancer |
| PTC | Papillary thyroid cancer |
| FTC | Follicular thyroid cancer |
| RAI | Radioactive iodine |
| RAI-R | RAI-refractory |
| MKIs | Multi-kinase inhibitors |
| ORR | Objective response rate |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| PK | Pyruvate Kinase |
| PEP | Phosphoenolpyruvate |
| PKL | Pyruvate kinase liver type |
| PKR | Pyruvate kinase red blood cell type |
| PKM1 | Pyruvate kinase muscle type 1 |
| 3′UTR | 3′-untranslated region |
| PTM | Post-translational modification |
| O-GlcNAc | O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine |
| TRIM35 | Tripartite motif-containing protein 35 |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung cancer |
| FBP | Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate |
| TKT | Transketolase |
| TCF | T-cell factor |
| LEF | Lymphoid enhancer factor |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| NIS | Na+-iodine symporter |
| TAMs | Tumor-associated macrophages |
| CAFs | Cancer associated fibroblast |
| DFS | Disease-free survival |
| OS | Overall survival |