| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| ICGC | International Cancer Genome Consortium |
| DGE | Differential Gene Expression |
| CNV | Copy Number variation |
| PAAD | Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma |
| CAF | cancer-associated fibroblasts |
| COSMIC | Catalogue of Somatic Mutation in Cancer |
| GISTIC2.0 | Genomic Identification of Significant Target in Cancer |