| 5-FU | 5-Fluorouracil |
| CAFs | Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts |
| CECs | Circulating Endothelial Cells |
| CRC | Colorectal Cancer |
| CTCs | Circulating Tumor Cells |
| ctDNA | circulating tumor DNA |
| ECM | Extracellular Matrix |
| lncRNAs | long non-coding RNAs |
| miRNAs | micro RNAs |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
| TGF-β | Transforming Growth Factor beta |