4EBP1	eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1
5-FU	5-fluorouracil
ACNU	nimustine hydrochloride
AMP	adenosine monophosphate
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
Ara-C	cytosine arabinoside
ARHGAP	Rho GTPase-activating protein
ATRA	all-trans retinoic acid
Bax	Bcl-2-assosicated X protein
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
Bmi1	B cell-specific Moloney murine leukemia virus integration site 1
CDK	cyclin-dependent kinase
C/EBPα	CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α
CLOVA	combined cimetidine, lithium chloride, olanzapine and valproate regimen
c-Myb	avian myeloblastosis virus oncogene cellular homolog
c-Myc	cellular myelocytomatosis
CXCR4	C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
eIF4E	eukaryotic initiation factor-4E
ESCC	esophageal SCC
FAK	focal adhesion kinase
FasL	Fas ligand
FKHR	Forkhead in rhabdomyosarcoma
FOLFOX	combined folate, 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin regimen
FOXO	Forkhead box O
Gli	glioma-associated oncogene homologue
GSK3β	glycogen synthase kinase 3β
GTP	guanine triphosphate
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
hnRNPA1	heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1
HNSCC	head and neck SCC
HOX	homeobox
HPV	human papillomavirus
HSP	heat shock protein
hTERT	human telomerase reverse transcriptase
IRS-1	insulin receptor substrate 1
JNK	c-jun N-terminal kinase
KDM1A	lysine-specific demethylase 1A
LKB1	liver kinase B1
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
Mdm	mouse double minute
MMP-2	matrix metalloproteinase-2
mTOR	mammalian target of rapamycin
NFAT	nuclear factor of activated T cells
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
NSCLC	non-small-cell lung cancer
PAX3	paired box 3
PI3K	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PKC	protein kinase C
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted from chromosome 10
Pyk2	proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2
Rac1	RAS-related C3 botulinus toxin substrate 1
RAR	retinoic acid receptor
Rb	retinoblastoma
Rho	Ras homologous
SCC	squamous cell carcinoma
Src	Rous sarcoma oncogene cellular homolog
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
T-BET	T-box protein expressed in T cells
TFEB	transcription factor EB
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
TP53INP1	tumor protein p53-inducible nuclear protein 1
TRAIL	TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
VDR	vitamin D receptor
WASP	Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome protein
WAVE2	WASP-family verprolin homologous protein 2
XIAP	X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein