| CAM | chick chorioallantoic membrane |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| HUVECs | human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| ECs | endothelial cells |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EMT | epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| EVs | extracellular vesicles |
| FACS | fluorescence-activated cell sorting |
| sVE-cadherin | soluble VE-cadherin |
| TCs | tumor cells |
| TER | transendothelial electrical resistance |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| VE-cadherin | vascular endothelial cadherin |
| VEGFR | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |