| AIC | Akaike Information Criterion |
| CD95 | Cluster of Differentiation 95 |
| CDX | Cell line derived xenograft |
| CSC | Cancer stem cell |
| DK | Deutsches Konsortium |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MGMT | O6-MethylguaninDNA-Methyltransferase |
| MSP | Methylation-specific PCR |
| M | methylated template |
| U | unmethylated template |
| PDX | Patient-derived xenograft |
| RT | Radiotherapy |
| Sox2 | Sex determining region Y-box 2 |
| VDT | volume doubling time |