AKT	protein kinase B
BAX	apoptotic protein
BCL-2	antiapoptotic protein
βcR β	β common receptor
BTK	Bruton’s tyrosine kinase
BT474	cell line of human ductal carcinoma
DLD-1	cell line of human colorectal adenocarcinoma
EphB4	epinephrine B4 receptor
Epo	erythropoietin
EpoR	erythropoietin receptor
FAS	Fas-associated protein with death domain
FADD	FLICE inhibitory proteins: regulators of death receptor-mediated apoptosis
GM-CSF	granulocyte–macrophage colony stimulation factor
HER2	human epidermal growth factor 2
HT-29	cell line of human colorectal adenocarcinoma
IL	interleukin
JAK2	Janus kinase 2
LFM-A13	Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinases
MCF-7	cell line of human breast cancer
MMP	mitochondrial membrane potential
MYC	a regulator gene that codes for a transcription factor
NF-κB	nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
p-Akt	phosphorylated protein kinase B
PH	pleckstrin homology
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor