| Abl | Abelson murine leukemia viral oncogene |
| ADAM | Disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein |
| ALK | Anaplastic lymphoma receptor tyrosine kinase |
| AP-1 | Activator protein 1 |
| BAX | Bcl-2 Associated X-protein |
| BCSC | Breast cancer stem cell |
| C1-TEN | C1 domain-containing phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| CAFs | Cancer-associated fibroblasts |
| CAR-T | Chimeric antigen receptor T |
| CBL | Casitas B-lineage lymphoma |
| CCL | C-C motif chemokine ligand |
| CD | Cluster differentiation |
| ChK | Checkpoint kinases |
| CXCL | C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand |
| ECM | Extracellular Matrix |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| ER | Estrogen Receptor |
| FLT | fms-related tyrosine kinase |
| FNIII | Fibronectin type III |
| FRA-1 | Transcription factor Fos-related antigen 1 |
| GAS6 | Growth arrest-specific protein 6 |
| G-CSF | Granulocytic-colony-stimulating factor |
| G-MDSC | Granulocytic-myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| GLA | Gamma-carboxy-glutamic acid |
| GRB2 | Growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 |
| HER2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HER3 | V-erb-b2 avian erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog3 |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| HIF-1 | hypoxia inducible factor 1 |
| HSP90 | Heat-shock protein 90 |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| JAK | Janus Kinase |
| LG | Laminin G-like |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MEK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase |
| MET | Hepatocyte growth factor receptor |
| MicroRNA | miRNA |
| MKNK1/2 | MAP kinase-interacting serine/threonine kinase 1 |
| MMP9 | Matrix metalloproteinase 9 |
| MST1R | Macrophage-stimulating protein receptor |
| MZF-1 | Myeloid Zinc Finger 1 |
| NFκB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NSCLC | Non-small-cell lung cancer |
| OS | Overall survival |
| PDGFR | Platelet-derived growth factor receptor |
| PI3K | PhosphoInositide3-Kinase |
| PLC γ | Phospholipase C γ |
| PR | Progesterone receptor |
| PROS1 | Protein S |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog on chromosome 10 |
| RET | Rearranged during Transfection |
| ROS1 | c-ros oncogene 1, receptor tyrosine kinase |
| RTKs | Receptor tyrosine kinases |
| sAXL | Soluble AXL |
| SNPs | Single polymorphisms |
| SP | Specificity protein |
| TAM | TYRO-3, AXL and MER |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor β |
| TIE-2 | Tyrosine kinase with immunoglobulin-like and EGF-like domains 2 |
| TIG1 | Tazarotene-induced gene 1 |
| TKs | Tyrosine kinases |
| TNBC | Triple-negative breast cancer |
| TULP-1 | Tubby-like protein 1 |
| VEGFR2 | Vascula Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2 |
| YAP1 | Yes-associated Protein 1 |