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. 2018 Jun 1;10(6):174. doi: 10.3390/cancers10060174
ALK Anaplastic lymphoma kinase;
APOA2 Apolipoprotein A2;
APOA4 Apolipoprotein A4;
ASCO American Society of Clinical Oncology;
BTK Bruton’s tyrosine kinase;
CA 19-9 Cancer antigen 19-9;
CDK4/6 Cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6;
CSF-1R Colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor;
CP Chronic pancreatitis;
CTC Circulating tumoral cell;
DDR1/2 Discoidin domain receptor tyrosine kinase 1/2;
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor;
ELISA Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay;
FFPE Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded;
FGFR Fibroblast growth factor receptor;
FLT3 Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3;
GAS6 Growth arrest-specific 6;
Grb10 Growth factor bound protein 10;
HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2;
Hsp27 Heat shock protein 27;
IGF-1(R) Insulin-like growth factor 1 (Receptor);
IMAC immobilized metal affinity chromatography;
IPMN Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm;
iTRAQ isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation;
JAK Janus kinase;
Lck Lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase;
LCM Laser capture microdissection;
MA Marketing authorization;
MALDI-TOF Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry;
MEK Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase;
MET Hepatocyte growth factor receptor;
MRM Multiple reaction monitoring;
MS Mass spectrometry;
mTOR Mammalian target of rapamycin;
NNRTI Inhibitor of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase;
PanIN Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia;
PARP Poly ADP ribose polymerase;
PDAC Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma;
PDGFR Platelet-derived growth factor receptor;
PDX Patient-derived xenograft;
PI3K Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase;
PSCA Prostate stem cell antigen;
pTyr phosphorylated tyrosine;
OS Overall survival;
PFS Progression-free survival;
RANKL Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand;
ROS1 C-ros oncogene 1;
RPPA Reverse phase protein array;
RTK Receptor tyrosine kinase;
Tie2 Tyrosine kinase with immunoglobulin and EGF homology domains;
TIMP Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1;
TiO2 Titanium dioxide;
TGFβR Transforming growth factor β receptor;
TK Tyrosine kinase;
SILAC Stable isotope labelling with amino acids in cell culture;
SMO Smoothened kinase;
SRM Selected reaction monitoring
VEGF(R) Vascular endothelial growth factor (receptor);