α-SMA	smooth muscle α-actin
CCRT	concomitant medication of chemo-radio-therapy
C-IV	type IV collagen
CMFMC	Chi Mei Foundation Medical Center
CNS	central nervous system
CT	computerized tomography
ECM	extracellular matrix
EMT	epithelial–mesenchymal transition
FAK	focal adhesion kinase
FN	fibronectin
GBM	glioblastoma multiforme
GFAP	glial fibrillary acidic protein
GMT	glial to mesenchymal transition
IHC	immunohistochemical
LM	laminin
MGMT	O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase
MET	mesenchymal–epithelial transition
MMP	matrix metalloprotease
MRI	magnetic resonance imaging
RT	radio-therapy
RT-PCR	reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction
SFK	Src family kinases
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-beta
TMZ	temozolamide
TN-C	tenascin-C
VIM	vimentin