| AML | Acute myeloid leukaemia |
| CA-1 | Combretastatin A-1 |
| CA-4 | Combretastatin A-4 |
| CA-4P | Combretastatin A-4 phosphate |
| CBS | Colchicine-binding site |
| CBSI | Colchicine-binding site inhibitor |
| DAMA-colchicine | N-deacetyl-N-(2-mercaptoacetyl) colchicine |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| GDP | Guanosine diphosphate |
| GEP-NETs | Gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours |
| GTP | Guanosine triphosphate |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase enzyme |
| KRAS | Kirsten rat sarcoma viral analogue homologue |
| MDR | Multi-drug resistance |
| MDS | Myelodysplastic syndrome |
| MTA | Microtubule-targeting agent |
| NLRP3 | nucleotide-binding domain (NOD)-like receptor protein |
| NSCLC | Non-small-cell lung carcinoma |
| P-gp | P-glycoprotein |
| PPTP | Paediatric preclinical testing program |
| SAR | Structure–activity relationship |
| UGT | UDP-glucuronyl transferase |
| VDA | Vascular-disrupting agent |
| VEGFR | Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |