| AAL | Aleuria aurantia lectin |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor 1 |
| ErbB2 | Epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| GC | Gastric cancer |
| HGFR | Hepatocyte growth factor receptor |
| IR | Insulin receptor |
| MAL-II | Maackia amurensis lectin II |
| MCTS | Multicellular tumor spheroids |
| MSI | Microsatellite instable |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung cancer |
| RON | Recepteur d’Origine Nantais (also known as macrophage-stimulating protein receptor (MSPR) or MST1R) |
| RT-qPCR | Real-time quantitative PCR |
| RTK | Receptor tyrosine kinase |
| SNA | Sambucus nigra agglutinin |
| TF | Thomsen-Friedenreich |
| TKI | Tyrosine kinase inhibitor |
| ULA | Ultra-low attachment |
| WGA | Wheat germ agglutinin |