5-FU	5′-Fluorouracil
ADR	Anthracycline drug-resistant
Alb	Albumin
APC	Antigen-presenting cell
ASH2L	Absent, small or homeotic-like gene
ASO	Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide
CCND1	Cyclin D1 gene
Ce6	Chlorin e6
CK2	Casein kinase 2 gene
CSC	Cancer stem cell
DDS	Drug delivery system
Dox	Doxorubicin
eADF4(C16)	Bioengineered spider silk based on the ADF4 protein from A. Diadematus spider
EDC	Ethylcarbodiimide
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
EPR	Enhanced permeability and retention
Etp	Etoposide
FA	Folic acid
FUDR	Floxuridine
Gem	Gemcitabine
GFP	Green fluorescent protein
H2.1	Her2 recognizing peptide 1
H2.2	Her2 recognizing peptide 2
HAp	Hydroxyapatite
HSA	Human serum albumin
ICG	Indocyanine green
IONP	Iron oxide nanoparticle
MDR	Multi-drug resistance
MF	Magnetic field
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
MS1	Bioengineered silk based on the major ampullate spidroin-1 (masp1) protein from N. Clavipes spider
MS2	Bioengineered silk based on the major ampullate spidroin-2 (masp2) protein from N. Clavipes spider
MSN	Mesoporous silica nanoparticle
Mtn	Mitoxantrone
Mtx	Methotrexate
NIR	Near-infrared
NP	Nanoparticle
NSCLC	Non-small cell carcinoma
PBLG	Poly(c-benzyl-l-glutamate)
PBS	Phosphate buffered saline
PDT	Photodynamic therapy
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PEI	Polyethyleneimine
PLL	Poly-l-Lysine
PS	Photosensitizing agent
PSD	Particle size distribution
PT	Photothermal agent
PTT	Photothermal therapy
PTX	Paclitaxel
PVA	Polyvinyl alcohol
QD	Quantum dot
RBC	Red blood cell
RGD	Arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid peptide
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
Sal	Salinomycin
SEDS	Suspension-enhanced dispersion by supercritical CO2 method
SELP	Silk-elastin-like protein
SF	Silk fibroin
SFNP	Silk fibroin nanoparticle
SFP	Silk fibroin particle
SS	Silk sericin
THP	Tumor homing peptide
TME	Tumor microenvironment
TS	Thymidylatesynthetase
US	Ultrasound
WBC	White blood cell