| CAM | chorioallantoic membrane |
| CID | Collision-induced dissociation |
| CMV | human cytomegalovirus |
| CT | computed tomography |
| DFI | disease-free interval |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EMMPRIN | extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| ERM | ezrin/radixin/moesin |
| HGF-SF | hepatocyte growth factor-scatter factor |
| IA | (Matrigel) invasion assay |
| IGF-1 | insulin growth factor 1 |
| IGF1-R | insulin-like growth factor receptor 1 |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| IL-8 | interleukin-8 |
| IL-11 | interleukin-11 |
| IT | intratibial |
| IV | intravenous |
| KLF4 | Kruppel-like factor 4 |
| MiRNA | micro RNA |
| MMPs | metalloproteinases |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| mRNAs | messenger RNAs |
| MS | mass spectrometry |
| OSA | osteosarcoma |
| OSM | oncostatin M |
| p-ERM | phosphorylated ezrin-radixin-moesin |
| PKC | Protein Kinase C |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative Real Time PCR |
| rhHGF | recombinant human hepatocyte growth factor |
| SCID mice | severe combined immunodeficient mice |
| SEMA3E | Semaphorin 3E |
| SiRNA | silenced RNA |
| ST | survival time |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TF | tissue factor |
| TGFβ | transforming growth factor beta |
| TWI | transwell invasion |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFA | vascular endothelial growth factor A |
| WB | Western blot |
| WHA | wound healing assay |
| YAP | yes-associated protein |