| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CA 19.9 | Cancer antigen 19.9 |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ErbB2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| GC | Gastric cancer |
| GlcNAc | N-Acetylglucosamine |
| Lea | Lewis a |
| Leb | Lewis b |
| Lex | Lewis x |
| Ley | Lewis y |
| MAb | Monoclonal antibody |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| RT-qPCR | Real-time quantitative PCR |
| RTKs | Receptor tyrosine kinases |
| SLea | Sialyl Lewis a |
| SLex | Sialyl Lewis x |
| STn | Sialyl Tn |
| TBS | Tris buffered saline |
| WB | Western blot |