ADAMTS	a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs
ADME	absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion
AML	acute myelogenous leukemia
AOM	azoxymethane
Ara C	cytosine arabinoside
CAC	colitis-associated cancer
CAFs	cancer-associated fibroblasts
CAM-DR	cell adhesion-mediated drug resistance
Dox	doxorubicin
DPPIV	dipeptidyl peptidase IV
DSS	dextran sulfate sodium
ECM	extracellular matrix
eEF	eukaryotic elongation factor
EGF	epidermal growth factor
ER	estrogen receptor
FN	fibronectin
GBM	glioblastoma multiforme
IBD	inflammatory bowel disease
LDV	Leu–Asp–Val
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCAM	melanoma cellular adhesion molecule
MGMT	O6-methylguanine–DNA methyltransferase
MIA	melanoma inhibitory activity
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MRD	minimal residual disease
OSCC	oral squamous cell carcinoma
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PDGF-R	platelet-derived growth factor-receptor
pFN	plasma fibronectin
PD	pharmacodynamics
PK	pharmacokinetics
RGD	Arg–Gly–Asp
SPARC	secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine
TLR	toll-like receptor
TME	tumor microenvironment
TMZ	temozolomide
TNC	tenascin-C
UC	ulcerative colitis
5-FU	5-Fluorouracil