| PDAC | Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NEMO | Regulatory subunit IKKγ |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| CAF | cancer associated fibroblasts |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| BRCA | Breast cancer |
| CDKN2A | cyclin-dependent kinase Inhibitor 2A |
| ATM | Ataxia-Telangiectasia mutated |
| STK | Serine/threonine kinase |
| PRSS | serine protease |
| MLH | MutL homolog |
| PALB2 | Partner and localizer of BRCA2 |
| TP53 | Tumor protein p53 |
| ARID1A | AT-rich interactive domain-containing protein 1A |
| MLL | mixed-lineage leukemia protein |
| TGFBR | TGF-β receptor type |
| Rel | Reticuloendotheliosis |
| IKK | Inhibitor of κB kinase |
| MAPKK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase |
| RANKL | Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand |
| BAFF | B-cell activating factor |
| IL | interleukin |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| NK | Natural killer |
| TRAIL | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| c-FLIP | Cellular FLICE (FADD-like IL-1β-converting enzyme)-inhibitory protein |
| BCL | B-cell lymphoma |
| BCL-XL | B-cell lymphoma-extra large |
| Puma | p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis |
| CXCL | chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand |
| SOCS | Suppressor of cytokine signaling |
| PTPN | Tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type |
| ADAM | Disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein |
| MMP | Matrix Metallopeptidase |
| SFN | Sulforaphane |
| SMAD | Single mothers against decapentaplegic |
| US FDA | United State food and drug administration |
| ACCORD | Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes |
| FOLFIRINOX | fluorouracil [5-FU], leucovorin, irinotecan, oxaliplatin |
| TGF | Transforming growth factor |
| NIK | NF-kappa-B-inducing kinase |
| SQSMT1 | sequestosome-1 |
| SOX9 | Sry-related HMG box 9 |
| CDH2 | Cadherin-2 |
| SLUG | SNAI2 |
| TWIST | Twist-related protein |
| SNAIL-1 | Snail Family Transcriptional Repressor 1 |
| AP1 | Activator protein 1 |
| TNIP1 | TNFAIP3-interacting protein 1 |
| PPAR | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase |
| HIF1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| GSK-3 | Glycogen synthase kinase 3 |
| Nrf-2 | Nuclear respiratory factor 2 |