| ALK | anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
| Apaf-1 | apoptotic protease activating factor 1 |
| AXL | AXL receptor tyrosine kinase |
| Bcl | B-cell lymphoma |
| CDC42 | cell division control protein 42 homolog |
| CDK | cyclin-dependent kinase |
| CEBPB | CCAAT/enhancer binding protein - beta |
| CKS1B | CDC28 protein kinase regulatory subunit 1B |
| CTLA-4 | cytotoxic T-lymphocyte–associated antigen 4 |
| DNMT | DNA methyltransferases |
| E2F3 | E2F transcription factor 3 |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| ERCC1 | excision repair cross-complementing group 1 |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FGFR3 | fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 |
| FIH | inhibitor of HIF-1α |
| GLUT | glucose transporter |
| Grb2 | growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 |
| GSK3 | glycogen synthase kinase-3 |
| H3K27ac | histone H3 lysine 27 acetylation |
| HDGF | hepatoma-derived growth factor |
| HIF-1 | hypoxia inducible factor-1 |
| hTERT | human telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| IGFR | insulin-like growth factor receptor |
| LDHA | lactate dehydrogenase A |
| MDM2 | mouse double minute 2 homolog |
| MDR1 | multidrug resistance p-glycoprotein 1 |
| MEK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MRP1 | multidrug resistance protein 1 |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PDCD4 | programmed cell death 4 |
| PD-L1 | programmed death-ligand 1 |
| PEBP4 | phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 4 |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PIK3R1 | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase regulatory subunit alpha |
| PPAR-γ | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| Raf | rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma |
| Ras | rat sarcoma |
| RB | retinoblastoma protein |
| RKIP | raf kinase inhibitor protein |
| siRNA | small interfering RNA |
| SOS | son of sevenless |
| SPTAN1 | spectrin alpha, non-erythrocytic 1 |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| TNFR | tumor necrosis factor receptor |
| TSP-1 | thrombospodin-1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factors |
| Wnt | wingless-type MMTV integration site family |
| ZEB | zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox |