| 2D | Two-dimensional |
| 3D | Three-dimensional |
| AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| AMP | Adenosine monophosphate |
| AMPK | Activated protein kinase |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| BRCA | Breast cancer |
| CI | Confidential interval |
| CSCs | Cancer stem cells |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinases |
| HAART | Highly active anti-retroviral therapy |
| HGSC | High-grade serous carcinoma |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HMGCR | 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase |
| HR | Hazard ratio |
| iPARPs | PARP inhibitors |
| KPNB1 | Karyopherin subunit beta 1 |
| MDR | Multidrug resistance proteins |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B |
| OC | Ovarian cancer |
| OD | Odds ratio |
| OS | Overall survival |
| P53/TP53 | Tumour protein |
| PAK-1 | P21–activated kinase |
| PARP | Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PDX | Patient derived xenograft |
| PFS | Progression-free survival |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases |
| SMAD2/3 | Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 2/3 |
| RAS | Rat sarcoma virus |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RR | Relative risk |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR2 | Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 |
| Wnt/TCF | Wnt/T-cell factor |
| YAP1 | Yes-associated protein 1 |