| ATC | Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer |
| AKT | V-Akt Murine Thymoma Viral Oncogene Homolog |
| AKTi | V-Akt Murine Thymoma Viral Oncogene Homolog inihibitors |
| ALK | Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase |
| DDR1 | Discoidin Domain Receptor Tyrosine Kinase 1 |
| DTC | Differentiated Thyroid Cancer |
| FAK | Focal Adhesion Kinase |
| FAKi | Focal Adhesion Kinase inhibitors |
| FTC | Follicular Thyroid Cancer |
| EGFR | Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor |
| ERK | Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth ligand 1 |
| IGF-2 | Insulin-like growth ligand 2 |
| IGF-IR | Insulin-like growth factor receptor I |
| IGF-IIR | Insulin-like growth factor receptor II |
| IGFBP | Insulin-like growth factor binding protein |
| IRA | Insulin receptor isoform A |
| IRB | Insulin receptor isoform B |
| IRS | Insulin receptor substrate |
| IGF- | Insulin-like growth factor receptor monoclonal antibodies |
| IRmAbs | Insulin-like growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors |
| IGF-IRTKIs | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| MEK | Mammalian Target of Rapamycin inhibitors |
| MEKi | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase inhibitors |
| MET | MET Proto-Oncogene, Receptor Tyrosine Kinase |
| mTOR | Mammalian Target of Rapamycin |
| MTC | Neural Precursor Cell Expressed, Developmentally Down-Regulated 4 |
| NEDD4 | Sodium Iodide Symporter |
| NIS | Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor |
| PDGFR | Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Cancer |
| PDTC | Phosphatidylinositol kinase |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol kinase inhibitors |
| PI3Ki | Papillary Thyroid Cancer |
| PTC | Proto-Oncogene Serine/Threonine-Protein Kinase |
| RECIST | Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors |
| RTK | Receptor tyrosine kinase |
| SHC | Src Homology 2 Domain Containing) Transforming Protein 1 |
| TSH | Thyroid Stimulating Hormone |
| TKI | Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors |
| VEGF | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor |
| VEGFR | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor |