| ATP binding cassette transporter B1 | ABCB1 |
| Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Elimination | ADME |
| Arabinogalactan | AG |
| Biotin | Bio |
| Calcium phosphate | CAP |
| Cluster determinant 44 | CD44 |
| Cisplatin | CDDP |
| Cyclodextrins | CDs |
| Carboxymethylcellulose | CMC |
| Irinotecan | CPT-11 |
| Chitosan | CS |
| Daunorubicin | DNR |
| Doxorubicin | DOX |
| Double stranded RNAs | dsRNAs |
| Docetaxel | DTX |
| Extracellular matrix | ECM |
| Endothelial progenitor cells | EPCs |
| Enhanced permeability and retention effect | EPR |
| Folic acid | FA |
| 5-fluorouracil | 5-FU |
| Flutamide | FLT |
| Folic acid receptor | FR |
| Förster resonance energy transfer | FRET |
| Glycosaminoglycans | GAGs |
| Green fluorescence protein | GFP |
| γ-glutamylcyclotransferase | GGCT |
| Hyaluronic acid | HA |
| HA receptor for endocytosis | HARE |
| Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose | HPC |
| Hydroxyapatite | HY |
| Interpenetrated polymeric networks | IPN |
| Lipofectamine | LF |
| Low molecular weight chitosan | LMWC |
| Lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor-1 | LYVE-1 |
| Multi drug resistance | MDR |
| micro interfering RNAs | miRNAs |
| Mesoporous silica | MPS |
| Microparticles | MPs |
| Mauran | MR |
| Methotrexate | MTX |
| Molecular weight | MW |
| Nucleic acid based drugs | NABDs |
| Nanoparticles | NPs |
| Pullulan | P |
| Pullulan-spermine | Ps |
| p-aminobenzoic acid | PABA |
| Aminohippuric acid-diamine | PAH |
| Pharmacodynamics | PD |
| Photodynamic therapy | PDT |
| Polyethylene glycol | PEG |
| Polyethyleneimine | PEI |
| P-glycoprotein | Pgp |
| Pharmacokinetics | PK |
| Paclitaxel | PTX |
| Red fluorescence protein | RFP |
| Receptor for hyaluronate-mediated motility | RHAMM |
| RNA-induced silencing complexes | RISC |
| RNA interference | RNAi |
| Ribonucleotide reductase subunit M2 | RRM2 |
| small interfering RNAs | siRNAs |
| Acidic and rich in cysteine | SPARC |
| Transferrin | Tf |
| Tetrahydrocurcumin | THC |
| Temozolomide | TMZ |
| Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 | VEGFR-3 |