2-DG	2-deoxyglucose
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
CPT1	carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1
DCA	dichloroacetate
EMT	epithelial–mesenchymal transition
FAO	fatty acid oxidation
FASN	fatty acid synthase
GLS	glutaminase
HIF-1α	hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha
HK2	hexokinase 2
HNSCC	head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
LDHA	lactate dehydrogenase A
MAMs	mitochondria-associated membranes
mtDNA	mitochondrial DNA
NK	natural killer
OSCC	oral squamous cell carcinoma
OXPHOS	oxidative phosphorylation
PTX	paclitaxel
PDH	Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
PDK	Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase
PDK1	Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 1
PDK3	Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 3
PPP	pentose phosphate pathway
PKM2	pyruvate kinase M2
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SCD1	stearoyl-CoA desaturase
TCA	tricarboxylic acid cycle
TME	tumor microenvironment