5-Aza-C	5-azadeoxycytidine
ATG7	Autophagy-related 7
BM	Bone marrow
BMP	Bone morphogenetic protein
CDK4	Cyclin-dependent kinase 4
Col-I	Type I collagen
CSC	Cancer Stem Cells
CXCL12	CXC-chemokine ligand 12
CXCR4	C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4
CYR61	Cysteine-rich protein 61
DTCs	Disseminating tumor cells
EMT	Epithelial to mesenchymal transition
ERs	Estrogen Receptors
FAK	Focal adhesion kinase
FBXW7	F-box/WD repeat-containing protein 7
FN	Fibronectin
GAS6	Growth arrest-specific 6
GFAP	Glial fibrillary acidic protein
GJIC	Gap junctional intercellular communication
GM-CSF	Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HNSCC	Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
HSCs	Hematopoietic stem cells
ID	Inhibitor of differentiation (Id) family of proteins
IDC	Ductal carcinoma
IL-8	Interleukin-8
KISS1	Kisspeptin 1
LIFR	Leukemia inhibitory factor receptor
LOX	Oxidase Lysyl oxidase
LPA1	Lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MDSCs	Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MLCK	Activating its downstream target myosin light chain by MLC kinase
MMP-9	Metalloproteinase-9
MSCs	Mesenchymal stem cells
MSK1	Mitogen- and stress-activated protein kinase-1
NDRG1	N-myc downstream regulated gene 1
NK	Natural killer
POSTN	Periostin
PRAME	Preferentially expressed antigen in melanoma
PRRX1	Paired-related homeobox transcription factor
PTHRP	Parathyroid hormone-related protein
RANKL	Receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand
Rb	Retinoblastoma
ROR2	Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Like Orphan Receptor 2
SCF-type	Skp1-Cul1-F box-type
SIAH2	Siah E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase 2
SDF-1	Stromal cell-derived factor 1
SOCS	Suppressor of cytokine signaling
TBK1	Tank-binding kinase-1
TBVA	Tumor-associated blood vessel Ags
TRAIL	TNF-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand
TGF-β1	Transforming growth factor-β1
TGF-β2	Transforming growth factor-β2
TGF-β3	Transforming growth factor-β3
TGF-βR	Transforming growth factor-β receptor
TNFα	Tumor necrosis factor-α
TSP-1	Thrombospondin-1
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-β
uPAR	Urokinase plasminogen activator receptor
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
VEGF-A	Vascular endothelial growth factor A
ZEB1	Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1