ABC	ATP-binding cassette
ABCB1 (P-gp/MDR1)	ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 1 (P-glycoprotein/multidrug resistance protein 1)
ABCC	ATP-binding cassette subfamily C
ABCG2 (BCRP)	ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 2 (breast cancer resistance protein)
ALL	Acute lymphoid leukemia
ANRIL	Antisense noncoding RNA in the INK4 locus
ATM	Ataxia telangiectasia mutated
ATR	ATM and Rad3-related
ATRX	Alpha thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome X-linked
BBB	Blood–brain barrier
BCL2	B-cell lymphoma 2
BRCA1/2	Breast cancer susceptibility genes 1 and 2
CDDP	Cisplatin
ceRNA	Competing endogenous RNA
Chk1	Checkpoint kinase 1
CNS	Central nervous system
CT	Computed tomography
CTR1	Copper transporter 1
DDR	DNA damage response
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ERK1/2	Extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2
FOXO1	Forkhead box O1
GBM	Glioblastoma
GSCs	Glioblastoma stem cells
GSH	Glutathione
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
HR	Homologous recombination
IC50	Half-maximal inhibitory concentration
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
lncRNA	Long non-coding RNA
LOH	Loss of heterozygosity
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MDR	Multidrug resistance
MDM2	Mouse double minute 2
miRNA (miR)	MicroRNA
mRNA	Messenger RNA
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
MTT	Methylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium bromide assay
MYC (c-Myc)	MYC proto-oncogene
NER	Nucleotide excision repair
nt	Nucleotide
PARP	Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase
PCR	Polymerase chain reaction
PDGFA	Platelet-derived growth factor A
PDGFRα	Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha
PD-L1	Programmed death-ligand 1
PET	Positron emission tomography
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homolog
qPCR	Quantitative polymerase chain reaction
RB	Retinoblastoma
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
RT	Radiotherapy
siRNA	Small interfering RNA
SPECT	Single-photon emission computed tomography
SOX2	SRY-box transcription factor 2
TERT	Telomerase reverse transcriptase
TME	Tumor microenvironment
TMZ	Temozolomide
TP53	Tumor protein p53
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
XPA	Xeroderma pigmentosum group