| CSC | cancer stem cells |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| DAPI | 40,6-Diamidino-2-Phenylindole, Dihydrochloride |
| SMARCB1 | SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily b, member 1 |
| EMT | epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| TUNEL | terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated d-UTP Nick End Labeling |
| AR | androgen receptor |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| GLI | glioma family zinc finger protein |
| MITF | microphthalmia-associated trancription factor |
| HGF | hepatocyte growth factor |
| PTCH | patched |
| SMO | smoothened, frizzled class receptor |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung cancer |
| SCLC | Small cell lung cancer |
| SWI/SNF | SWItch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| FITC | fluorescein isothiocyanate |