α-SMA	α- smooth muscle actin
BM-MSCs	Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells
CAF	Cancer-associated fibroblast
CK	cytokeratin
CTC	Circulating Tumor Cell
CXCL9	C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 9
CXCL12	C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 12
CXCL12	C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 14
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EMP	Epithelial–mesenchymal plasticity
EMT	Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
EV	Extracellular vesicle
FAK	Focal Adhesion Kinase
FAP	Fibroblast activation protein
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor
FSP	Fibroblast specific protein
IL-6	Interleukin 6
LN	lymph nodes
LncRNA	Long non-coding RNAs
miRNA	microRNA
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinases
NGS	Next generation sequencing
PDGFC	Platelet-derived growth factor
PDGFRα	platelet-derived growth factor receptor-α
PDGFRβ	Platelet-derived growth factor receptor-β
PMN-MDSCs	Polymorphonuclear-myeloid-derived suppressor cells
SDF-1	Stromal cell-derived factor 1
SRC	SRC Proto-Oncogene, Non-Receptor Tyrosine Kinase
TAMs	Tumor-associated macrophages
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-β
TME	Tumor microenvironment
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR1	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1
WBC	White blood cell