| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CK | Cytokeratin |
| CS | Chondroitin sulfate |
| CTC | Circulating tumor cell |
| ctDNA | Circulating tumor DNA |
| CTG | CellTrackerTM Green |
| CTO | CellTrackerTM Orange |
| DBL1-ID2a | rVAR2 comprising Duffy-binding-like domain 1 to interdomain 2a |
| EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (anticoagulant) |
| EMT | Epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| EpCAM | Epithelial cell adhesion molecule |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| HSPGID1-ID2a | Heparan sulfate proteoglycanrVAR2 comprising interdomain 1 to interdomain 2a |
| IE | Infected erythrocyte |
| ofCS | Oncofetal chondroitin sulfate |
| DPBS | Dulbecco’s Phosphate Buffered Saline modified without Mg2+ and Ca2+ |
| DPBS2 | PBS with 2% added FBS |
| PF | Protein-free buffer |
| PFA | Paraformaldehyde |
| rVAR2 | Recombinant VAR2CSA (DBL1-ID2a or ID1-ID2a) |
| SpyC | SpyCatcher |
| WBC | White blood cell |