| ALL | acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| DOX–Tf | Doxorubicin–transferrin conjugate |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| HMBS | Hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS) |
| HPRT1 | Hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1 |
| IL-1 | interleukin-1 |
| TfR | Transferrin receptors |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor-κB |
| TRAIL | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| FADD | Fas-associated death domain-containing protein |
| DISC | death-inducing signaling complex |