CRC	colorectal cancer
CCSCs	colorectal-cancer stem cells
SCs	stem cells
mCRC	metastatic CRC
CIN	CIN
CIMP	CpG island methylator phenotype
MSI	microsatellite instability
EMT	epithelial to mesenchymal transitions
ncRNAs	non-coding RNAs
miRNAs	microRNAs
lncRNAs	long non-coding RNAs
ASCs	adult stem cells
TA	transit-amplifying
ISCs	intestinal stem cells
CBC	crypt base columnar
LRC	label-retaining cells
BiKE	killer cell engager
NICD-1	Notch intracellular domain-1
IκB-SR	inhibitor of κB super repressor
ORF	open reading frame
CR	chemotherapy-resistant
CDF	difluorinated curcumin
5-FU	5-Fluorouracil
BM-MSCs	marrow-derived mesenchymal stem/stromal cells
AC	Antrodia cinnamomea
OXA	Oxaliplatin
CTX	Cetuximab
TIC	tumor-initiating cells
HA	Hyaluronan
MDR	multiple drug resistance