| BIM | Bcl-2-like protein |
| BRAF | v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B |
| BRAFi | BRAF inhibitor |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| IGF1R | Insulin growth factor 1 receptor |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MEK | MAPK/ERK kinase |
| mTORC | mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) complex |
| PDGFRβ | Platelet-derived growth factor receptor β |
| PDK1 | 3-phoshoinositide dependent protein kinase-1 |
| PI3K-AKT-mTOR | Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase-protein kinase B-mammalian target of rapamycin |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| PUMA | p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis |
| RAS | Rat sarcoma |
| RTK | Receptor tyrosine kinase |
| TGF-α | Transforming growth factor-α |
| UV | ultraviolet |