| ADAM12 | a disintegrin and metalloprotease 12 |
| AKT | protein kinase B |
| ATB | activated by TGF-β |
| CCNE2 | cyclin E2 |
| ceRNA | competing endogenous RNA |
| circRNA | circular RNA |
| Cox-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| cPP1 | catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 1 |
| CSC | cancer stem cell |
| CTC | circulating tumor cell |
| DAC | Decitabine |
| DAP12 | DNAX activating protein 12 kDa |
| DDP | cisplatin |
| DOCK4 | dedicator of cytokinesis 4 |
| EC | endothelial cell |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EED | embryonic ectoderm development |
| EMNs | exosome-mimetic nanosystems |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| EZH2 | enhancer of zeste homologue 2 |
| F-EMNs | Functionalization of EMNs with ITGα6β4 |
| FOXM1 | forkhead Box M1 |
| FOXQ1 | forkhead box Q1 |
| HCP5 | histocompatibility leukocyte antigen complex P5 |
| HDAC4 | histone deacetylase 4 |
| HGAL | human germinal center-associated lymphoma |
| IL-10 | interleukin-10 |
| JAB1 | c-Jun activation domain-binding protein 1 |
| JAK | Janus-activated kinase |
| LATS2 | large tumor suppressor homology 2 |
| LEC | lymphatic endothelial cell |
| LINP1 | lncRNA in nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) pathway 1 |
| LMO7 | LIM-domain only protein 7 |
| lncRNA | long non-coding RNA |
| MAGI2 | membrane-associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain-containing protein 2 |
| MALAT1 | metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MICA | major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related A |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| MMP | matrix metalloprotease |
| MRE | miRNA response element |
| MTDH | metadherin |
| MT1-MMP | membrane type 1 MMP |
| MYEOV | myeloma overexpressed gene |
| nc-RNA | non-coding RNA |
| NEDD4L | neural precursor cell expressed developmentally downregulated gene 4-like |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-kappa B |
| NK | natural killer |
| NKILA | NF-κB Interacting LncRNA |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| PAI-1 | plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein-1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed cell death ligand-1 |
| pFAK | phosphorylated focal adhesion kinase |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase |
| PITX1 | paired-like homeodomain 1 |
| PRC2 | polycomb repressive complex 2 |
| PRKD3 | protein kinase D 3 |
| PTX | paclitaxel |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| ROBO1 | roundabout, axon guidance receptor, and homolog 1 |
| SCLC | small cell lung cancer |
| SMURF | Smad ubiquitin regulatory factor |
| SOX4 | sex-determining region Y-box 4 |
| SOX7 | SRY-Box 7 |
| Sp1 | specificity protein 1 |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| SULF2 | sulfatase 2 |
| TBILA | TGF-β-induced lncRNA |
| TCF4 | transcription factor 4 |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-β |
| TGFBR | TGF-β receptor |
| TIF1γ | transcriptional intermediary factor 1 γ |
| Tregs | regulatory T cells |
| USP15 | Ubiquitin specific protease 15 |
| UTR | untranslated region |
| XIST | X inactivate-specific transcript |
| YAP | yes-associated protein |
| ZEB | Zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox |
| Zo-1 | zonula occludens-1 |