| CI | Combination index |
| CIS | Cisplatin |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| FACS | Fluorescence activated cell sorter |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| FOXM1 | Forkhead box protein M1 |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothyocyanate |
| MTT | Thiazolyl blue tetrazolium bromide |
| OSCC | Oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| PAC | Paclitaxel |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene difluoride |
| qPCR | Quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| rTdT | Recombinant Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase enzyme |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| TUNEL | TdT dUTP nick end labeling |