| ATF4 | Activating transcription factor 4 |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CLEAR | Coordinated lysosomal expression and regulation |
| DM | Distant metastasis |
| DSS | Disease-specific survival |
| ENE | Extranodal extension |
| HNSCC | Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| LC | Local control |
| MARCH5 | Membrane-associated ring-CH-type finger 5 |
| MITOL | Mitochondrial ubiquitin ligase |
| MLM | Multiple lymph node metastasis |
| NRF2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| OSCC | Oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| PINK1 | PTEN-induced kinase 1 |
| PS | Performance status |
| RC | Regional control |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| TFEB | Transcription factor EB |