Akt	Protein kinase B
AMOTL1	Angiomotin-like protein 1
ARF	ADP ribosylation factor
αSMA	α-Smooth muscle actin
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
bFGF	Basic fibroblast growth factor
BM	Basement membrane
Bmi1	B lymphoma Mo-MLV insertion region 1 homolog
BMP	Bone morphogenetic protein
CAF	Cancer-associated fibroblast
CD	Cluster of differentiation
CEC	Cancer-endothelial cell interaction
CHI3L1	Chitinase-3-like protein 1
CSC	Cancer stem-like cell
cMET	Hepatocyte growth factor receptor
c-Myc	Cellular Myelocytomatose (transcription factor)
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
CXC	Cysteine-any amino acid-cyteine motif
CXCL12	C-X-C motif chemokine 12 = stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1)
CXCR4	C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
DKK1	Dickkopf-related protein 1
EC	Endothelial cell
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EDA	Extra-domain A fibronectin splice variant
EDB	Extra-domain B fibronectin splice variant
EDG-1	Endothelial differentiation sphingolipid G-protein receptor-1
EGCG	(−)-Epigallocatechin gallate
EGF(R)	Epidermal growth factor (receptor)
EMMPRIN	Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
EndCC	Endothelial like cancer cell
EPC	Endothelial progenitor cell
EphA2	Erythropoietin-producing human hepatocellular (EPH) receptor A2
Erk	Extracellular signal–regulated kinase
FAK	Focal adhesion kinase
FGF(R)	Fibroblast growth factor (receptor)
GAPDH	Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
Glc	Glucose
Gln	Glutamine
GLUT2	Glucose transporter type 2
GSH	Glutathione
HGF(R)	Hepatocyte growth factor (receptor), cMet
HIF	Hypoxia-inducible factor
HRE	Hypoxia-response element
IL	Interleukin
Jnk	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
KDM4b	Lysine-specific demethylase 4B
KIDINS220	Kinase D-interacting substrate of 220 kDa
KiSS-1	Kisspeptin
LAMC2	Laminin subunit γ2
Lam5g2	Laminin-332 γ2chain
LOX	lysyl oxidase
MACC1	Metastasis associated in colon cancer-1
MALAT1	Metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1
MCP1	Monocyte chemotactic protein
Mig-7	Migration-inducing gene 7
miR	Micro RNA
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
MP	Microparticle
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
MTDH	Metadherin
NADPH + H+	Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NFκB	Nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NICD	Notch intracellular domain
NRP1	Neuropilin-1
p130Cas	Cellular apoptosis susceptibility protein of 130 kDa
PAS	Periodic acid Schiff
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
PEP	Phosphoenolpyruvate
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase
PK-M2	pyruvate kinase isoform M2
PPEE	Paris polyphylla ethanol extract
Prdx2	Peroxiredoxin-2
PRRX1	Paired-related homeobox transcription factor 1
ROCK	Rho-associated protein kinase
Rab	Ras superfamily of monomeric G protein
Rac1	Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate
RANKL	Receptor activator of nuclear factor κ-B ligand
Ras	Rat sarcoma protein
ROCK	Rho-associated protein kinase
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
Smad	Small body size/mothers against decapentaplegic protein
SNAI	snail family transcriptional repressor
TAM	Tumor-associated macrophage
TCA	Tricarboxylic acid
TF	Tissue factor
TFPI1	Tissue factor pathway inhibitor
TGFβ1	Transforming growth factor-β1
TIE	Tyrosine kinase with immunoglobulin-like and EGF-like domains
TME	Tumor microenvironment
TNFα	Tumor necrosis factor α
VEGF(R)	Vascular endothelial growth factor (receptor)
VM	Vasculogenic mimicry
WHO	World Health Organization
Wnt	Wingless-related integration site
YAP	Yes-associated protein
YKL-40	Human cartilage glycoprotein HC-gp39, Chitinase-3-like protein 1, CHI3L1
ZEB	Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox