| ATF6α | activating transcription factor 6 isoform α |
| AKT | AKT serine/threonine kinase |
| ATM | Ataxia telangiectasia mutated |
| CHOP | CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP)-homologous protein |
| CI | confident interval |
| CSC | cancer stem cells |
| GRP78 | 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein |
| CT | computed tomography |
| eIF2α | eukaryotic initiation factor 2 isoform α |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ERSR | endoplasmic reticulum stress response |
| FAP | Familial adenomatous polyposis |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| IRE1 | inositol-requiring enzyme 1 |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| MAPKs | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NCCN | National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
| OS | overall survival |
| PARP | poly ADP ribose polymerase |
| PDAC | pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| PERK | protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| PJS | Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome |
| UP | unfolded protein |
| UPR | unfolded protein response |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| XBP1 | transcription factor X-box 1 |