ALCAM	Activated Leucocyte Cell Adhesion Molecule
AKT	Protein kinase B
ANG-1	Angiopoietin-1
Bcl-XL	B-cell lymphoma-extralarge
BLIMP-1	B-Lymphocyte-Induced Maturation Protein 1
BM	Bone Marrow
BMSC	Bone Marrow Stromal Cell
CCL	Chemokine (C–C motif) Ligand
CCN	Cyclin
CM	Conditioned Media
CRD	Carbohydrate-Recognition Domains
DC	Dendritic Cell
EC	Endothelial Cell
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
ERK	Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinases
FGF	Fibroblast Growth Factor
hGal-9	Recombinant Protease Resistant Galectin-9
H2AX	H2A histone family, member X
HIF-1α	Hypoxia inducible factor-1α
HGF	Hepatocyte Growth Factor
HMCL	Human Myeloma Cell Line
hTERT	Telomerase
ICAM-1	Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1
IDO	Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3-Dioxygenase
IFN-γ	Interferon-γ
IGF-1	Insuline-Like Growth Factor 1
IκB	inhibitor of kappa B
IL	Interleukin
JAK	Janus Kinase
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinases
LAG-3	Lymphocyte-Activation Gene 3
LFA-1	Lymphocyte Function Associate Antigen 1
MCL-1	Induced myeloid leukemia cell differentiation protein Mcl-1
MCP-1	Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1
MDSC	Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells
MEK	Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase 1
MGUS	Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance
MM	Multiple Myeloma
MMD	Newly Diagnosed Myeloma
MMP	Metalloprotease
MMSET	Multiple Myeloma SET Domain
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor-kappa-B
NK	Natural Killer
NOXA	Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate-induced protein 1
OB	Osteoblast
OC	Osteoclast
OPG	Osteoprotegerin
OPN	Osteopontin
OS	Overall Survival
PC	Plasma Cells
PD-1	Programmed Cell Death-1
PD-L1	Programmed Cell Death Ligand -1
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase
pre-BCR	Pre-B Cell Receptor
RAF1	Raf-1 Proto-Oncogene, Serine/Threonine Kinase
RANKL	Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor kappa-B Ligand
ROR2	Receptor Tyrosine Kinase-Like Orphan Receptor 2
RUNX2	Runt-Related Transcription Factor 2
Sema-3A	Semaphorin-3A
SMM	Smoldering Myeloma
STAT	Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription
TGFβ	Transforming Growth Factor β
Th	T Helper
TIE-2	Immunoglobulin-like and EGF-like Domains
TIM-3	T-cell Immunoglobulin and Mucin-Domain Containing-3
TNFα	Tumor Necrosis Factor α
Treg	T Regulatory
TT	Total Therapy
VCAM-1	Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1
VEGFA	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
VEGFR2	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2
VLA-4	Very Late Antigen-4
WNT-5a	Wnt Family Member 5a