miRNA	microRNA
MDR	multi-drug-resistance
PARP	poly adenosine diphosphate ribose polymerase
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
Akt	protein kinase B
SHH	sonic hedgehog
FLIP	cellular FLICE (FADD-like IL-1β-converting enzyme)-inhibitory protein
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
GM-CSF	granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
IL-12	interleukin 12; KAI1, Kangai 1
OPG	osteoprotegerin; DNA, deoxyribonucleic Acid
BAX	BCL2 Associated X
LNCaP	lymph node carcinoma of the prostate
ROS	reactive oxygen species
NF-kB1	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells 1
HDAC3	histone deacetylase 3
Puma	p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis
NOXA	NADPH oxidase activator
JNK	Janus kinase
MMP	mitochondrial membrane potential
RIPK1	receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 1
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
Bim	Bcl-2-like protein 11
FADD	Fas-associated protein with death domain
TRAIL	TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand
BITC	3-butenyl isothiocyanate
IC50	the half maximal inhibitory concentration
NK-kB	nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells
MTA1	metastasis-associated protein 1
STAT3 IHC	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 Immunohistochemistry
LLDT-288	(14S)-14β-(1-(2-morpholinoethyl)-1H-indazol-5-ylamino)mthylepitriptolide
ECM	extra-cellular matrix; EMT, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
TRAMP	transgenic adenocarcinoma of mouse prostate
NE-Ca	N-ethylcarboxamideadenosine
PLA2	phospholipases A2; COX, cyclooxygenase
AA	acetic acid
CXCR4	C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinases
CXCL12,	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12
MRP1	multidrug resistance-associated protein 1
GSTπ	glutathione S-transferase Pi
GST	glutathione S-transferase
PPV	personalized peptide vaccination
Mo-MDSC	monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells