| AATs | anti-angiogenic therapies |
| AKT | protein kinase B |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| BV | bevacizumab |
| C-tag | cysteine-tag |
| DAG | diacylglicerole |
| DIPG | diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma |
| EC | ethylene dicysteine |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| Fab | antigen-binding fragment |
| FAK | focal adhesion kinase |
| HIF-1 | hypoxia inducible factor-1 |
| hnTf | human transferrin |
| IL-1b | interleukin 1b |
| IP3 | inositol triphosphate |
| mAb | monoclonal antibody |
| MBs | microbubbles |
| NIRF | near-infrared fluorescent |
| NRP | neuropilin |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| N-suc-Df | N-succinyl-desferrioxamine |
| PIP2 | phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate |
| PLC-γ | phospholipase C-gamma |
| PlGF | placental growth factor |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PS | polymersome |
| QD | quantum dot |
| Ram | ramucirumab |
| Ran | ranibizumab |
| RTKs | receptor tyrosine kinases |
| scVEGF | single-chain vascular endothelial growth factor |
| SFB | N-succinimidyl-4-fluorobenzoate |
| sVEGFR | soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |
| TNF-α | tumour necrosis factor alpha |
| TPPs | tumour penetrating peptides |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |
| VHL | von Hippel–Lindau |
| VRAPs | VEGFR-associated proteins |