| 3D | Three-dimensional |
| Abs | Antibodies |
| BCL2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BNIP3 | BCL2 interacting protein 3 |
| CD50 | ICAM-3 also known as cluster of differentiation (CD)50 |
| CD95 | Apo-1/Fas (CD95), a receptor of the TNF Receptor (TNFR) family |
| CDDP | cis-diamminedichloridoplatinum(II) |
| Con-A | Concavalin A |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| ERK1 | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase1 |
| FAK | Focal adhesion kinase |
| FAS | FS-7-associated surface antigen, also known as apoptosis antigen 1 (APO-1) |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| ICAM-3 | Inter-cellular adhesion molecule 3 |
| LC3 | Microtubule-associated protein light chain 3-II/I ratio |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MEG-01 | megakaryoblastic cells |
| MFI | Mean fluorescence intensity |
| MCS | Multicellular spheroid |
| mTORC1 | Mammalian target of rapamycin Complex 1 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NP-40 | Nonyl Phenoxypolyethoxylethanol-40 |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PI | Propidium-iodide |
| RhoA | Ras homolog family member A |
| RPM | Random positioning machine |
| RT | Room temperature |
| SDS | Sodium-dodecyl sulfate |
| SDS-PAGE | SDS -polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| TBST | Tris-buffered saline buffer with Tween 20 |
| VCAM1 | Vascular cell adhesion protein 1 |