| PEG | Polyethylene Glycol |
| SELEX | Systemic Evolution of Ligands by Exponential enrichment |
| KD | Dissociation Constant |
| SOMAmer | Slow off-rate modified aptamer |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| tFNA | Tetrahedral framework nucleic acid |
| GTG | Gint4.TtFNA-GMT8 |
| TMZ | Temozolomide |
| PLGA-b-PEG | Poly(lactic-co-glycolic)-block-Poly Ethylene Glycol |
| GBM | Glioblastoma |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| PDGFβ | Platelet-derived growth factor β |
| OPN | Osteopontin |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EDB | Extra-domain B |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| HH | Hedgehog |
| PTCH1 | Patched1 |
| SMO | Smoothened |
| IDH1 | Isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| SOX2 | SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 2 |