| Apa | Apatinib |
| CaP | Calcium phosphate |
| CSCs | Cancer stem cells |
| CT | Commutated tomography |
| EphA2 | Ephrin alpha 2 receptors |
| FA | Folic acid |
| GSCT | Gemstone spectral commutated tomography |
| MLNs | Metastatic lymph nodes |
| MMP-2 | Matrix metalloproteinase-2 |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MTX | Methotrexate |
| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| OSA | Osteosarcoma |
| PAI | Photoacoustic imaging |
| PEG | Poly ethylene glycol |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| PLGA | Poly (lactide-co-glycolide) |
| PMAN | Poly(2-(methylacryloyl)ethylnicotinate) |
| RGD | Arginine-glycine-aspartic acid |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| TAMs | Tumor-associated macrophages |