| 5-FU | 5-fluorouracil |
| advCRC | advanced CRC |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CR | complete response |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| ECOG | Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group |
| EGFR | epidermal growth receptor |
| FOLFIRI | LV/5-FU/ irinotecan |
| FOLFIRINOX | LV/5-FU/ irinotecan/oxaliplatin |
| FOLFOX | LV/5-FU/ oxaliplatin |
| FOLFOXIRI | LV/5-FU/ oxaliplatin/ irinotecan |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| ITT | intention to treat |
| KRAS | Kirsten rat sarcoma |
| LV | leucovorin |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| mCRC | metastatic colorectal cancer |
| mFOLFOXIRI | modified FOLFOXIRI |
| MMR | DNA mismatch repair |
| MSI | microsatellite instable |
| MSI-H | microsatellite instable-high |
| MSS | microsatellite stable |
| NRAS | neuroblastoma N-Ras |
| ORR | overall response rate |
| OS | overall survival |
| PD | progressive disease |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death-1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed death ligand-1 |
| PR | partial response |
| PKB | protein kinase B |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| recCRC | recurrent CRC |
| RFS | recurrence-free survival |
| RR | response rate |
| RTK | receptor tyrosine kinase |
| S100A4 | S100 calcium-binding protein A4 |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| TTR | time to recurrence |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| Wnt | Wingless-related integration site |