| aa | amino acid |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| EpCAM | Epithelial cell adhesion molecule |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| FGFR | fibroblast growth factor receptor |
| FOXC1 | Forkhead box C1 |
| FRS2 | FGFR substrate 2 |
| GRB2 | growth factor receptor bound 2 |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HNSCC | head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| HS | heparin sulfate |
| mTKI | multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor |
| PLCγ | phospholipase γ |
| p70S6K | p70 ribosomal protein S6 kinase |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| shRNA | small hairpin RNA |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| TK | tyrosine kinase |