ABC	ATP-binding cassette
ADCC	Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity
Akt	A serine/threonine-specific protein kinase
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
CAF	Cancer-associated fibroblast
CDK	Cyclin-dependent kinase
CIC	Cancer-initiating cell
COX	Cyclooxygenase
CRPC	Castration-resistant prostate cancer
CSC	Cancer stem cell
CTL	Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte
CYP450	Cytochrome P450
ECM	Extracellular Matrix
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
EMT	Epithelial to mesenchymal transition
EV	Extracellular vesicle
FcR	Fragment-crystallizable receptor
HGF	Hepatocyte growth factor
HNC	Head and neck cancer
HSF	Heat shock factor
HSP	Heat shock protein
MDR	Multidrug resistance
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
MSC	Mesenchymal stem cell
MZF1	Myeloid zinc finger 1
NK	Natural killer
NKG2D	Natural killer group 2 member D
OMV	Outer membrane vesicles
OSCC	Oral squamous cell carcinoma
PD-1	Programmed cell death-1
PD-L1	Programmed cell death-ligand 1
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase
RASP	Resistance-associated secretory phenotype
RTK	Receptor tyrosine kinase
TGFβ	Transforming growth factor β
Tumoroid	Tumor organoid