| CEL | Celecoxib |
| CDH1 | E-cadherin (Epithelial cadherin) |
| CoCl2 | Cobalt chloride |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CPEB2 | Cytoplasmic polyadenylation element-binding protein 2 |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| EP4 | Prostaglandin E2 receptor 4 |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| HER2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| miRNA/miR | MicroRNA |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| NFκB | Nuclear Factor Kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NFκB1 | Nuclear factor NF-kappa-B p105 subunit |
| NR2C2 | Testicular receptor 4 |
| ONO | ONO-AE3-208 |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E₂ |
| PHD | Prolyl hydroxylase domain |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinases |
| PR | Progesterone receptor |
| Pri-miRNA | Primary miRNA |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SALL2 | Sal-like protein 2 |
| SALL4 | Sal-like protein 4 |
| SLC | Stem-like cell |
| SNAIL | Zinc finger protein SNAI1 |
| SO | Superoxide |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TWIST1 | TWIST1-related protein 1 |
| TXNRD1 | Thioredoxin reductase 1 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFA | Vascular endothelial growth factor A |
| VHL | Von Hippel–Lindau tumor suppressor |
| VIM | Vimentin |
| WM | Wortmannin |
| ZNF207 | Zinc finger protein 207 |