| ABC | ATP-binding cassette |
| AGAP2-AS1 | AGAP2 Antisense RNA 1 |
| ALIX | ALG-2-interacting protein X |
| Alk | Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase |
| APAF1 | Apoptotic Peptidase Activating Factor 1 |
| AREG | amphiregulin |
| ARF6 | ADP-ribosylation factor 6 |
| ATP1A1 | ATPase Na+/K+ Transporting Subunit Alpha 1 |
| ATP1B3 | ATPase Na+/K+ Transporting Subunit Beta 3 |
| AXL | AXL Receptor Tyrosine Kinase |
| BAX | BCL2 Associated X, Apoptosis Regulator |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| BRCP/ABCG2 | breast cancer resistance protein |
| CADM1 | cell adhesion molecule 1 |
| CAFs | cancer-associated fibroblasts |
| CALN1 | Calneuron 1 |
| CAV1 | Caveolin 1 |
| CCAL | colorectal cancer-associated lncRNA |
| CDKN1B | Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 1B |
| CEACAM | carcinoembryonic antigen related cell adhesion molecule |
| CLIC1 | Chloride Intracellular Channel 1 |
| CLIC1 | protein chloride intracellular channel-1 |
| CXCR-4 | C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 |
| DCK | Deoxycytidine Kinase |
| DNMT1 | DNA methyltranferase 1 |
| DR | drug resistant |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EMT | Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition |
| EPACAM | Hepatic and Glial Cell Adhesion Molecule |
| EPHB2 | ephrin type B receptor 2 |
| ERK | extracellular-signal-regulated kinase |
| EVs | Extracellular Vesicles |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| GLUT-1 | Glucose transporter 1 |
| GSTP1 | Glutathione S-transferase P |
| HER-2 | Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor-type 2 |
| HMGA | high mobility group A |
| HNF1A-AS1 | HNF1A Antisense RNA 1 |
| HOTTIP | HOXA Distal Transcript Antisense RNA |
| HSP70 | Heat Shock Protein 70 |
| IAP | Inhibitors of apoptosis proteins |
| ICAM-1 | intercellular adhesion molecule 1 |
| ING5 | Inhibitor Of Growth Family Member 5 |
| ISEV | International Society for Extracellular Vesicles |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| LAMP | lysosomal associated membrane protein |
| LncRNA | long non-coding RNAs |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MDM4 | MDM4 Regulator of P53 |
| MDR | multidrug resistance |
| MECP2 | Methyl-CpG Binding Protein 2 |
| miRs | microRNAs |
| MLH1 | MutL homolog 1 |
| MMPs | Matrix Metalloproteases |
| mRNAs | Messenger RNA |
| MRP1/ABCC1 | multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 |
| MSC | Mesenchymal Stromal Cells |
| MVs | ectosomes or microparticles, |
| NEU1 | lysosomal sialidase |
| NFATc3 | Nuclear Factor Of Activated T Cells 3 |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| PAX2 | paired box gene 2 |
| PDCD4 | programmed cell death 4 |
| PDGFR | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PDK | Protein 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase |
| PD-L1 | Programmed death-ligand 1 |
| P-gp/MDR1/ABCB1 | P-glycoprotein |
| PTPRZ1 | Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Receptor Type Z1 |
| RAB7A | RAB7A, Member RAS Oncogene Family |
| RBM11 | RNA Binding Motif Protein 11 |
| RhoA | member of the small GTPases family |
| RIG-I | retinoic acid-inducible gene I |
| ROR | Receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SBF2-AS1 | SBF2 antisense RNA 1 |
| SNHG14 | small nucleolar RNA host gene 14 |
| SOD2 | Superoxide dismutase 2 |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TERF1 | Telomeric Repeat Binding Factor 1 |
| TERT | Telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| TGFBR1 | Transforming Growth Factor Beta Receptor 1 |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| TGM2 | Transglutaminase 2 |
| TIM-3 | T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing-3 |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| TP53INP1 | Tumor Protein P53 Inducible Nuclear Protein 1 |
| TrpC5 | Short transient receptor potential channel 5 |
| TSG101 | tumor susceptibility gene 101 protein |
| TSGA10 | testis-specific gene antigen |
| TUFT1 | Tuftelin 1 |
| VE-cadherin | vascular endothelial cadherin |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VLDLR | Very Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor |
| XIAP | X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein |
| XRCC4 | X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 4 |
| ZEB1-AS1 | ZEB1 Antisense RNA 1 |