| NSAID | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| CML | Chronic myelogenous leukemia |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| IC50 | Half-maximal inhibitory concentrations |
| 5′-GMP | 2′-deoxyguanosine 5′-monophosphate sodium salt hydrate |
| CDDP | cis-Diaminedichloroplatinum |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| NMR | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| MTT | 3–(4,5–dimethylthiazol–2–yl)–2,5–diphenyltetrazolium bromide |
| CV | Cyclic voltammetry |
| RP-HPLC | Reverse phase–high performance liquid chromatography |
| AR | Accumulation ratio |
| RT-Qpcr | Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction |
| NHS | N-hydroxysuccinimide |
| SI | Selectivity index |
| TBTU | 2-(1H-Benzotriazole-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethylaminium tetrafluoroborate |
| DMF | N,N-Dimethylformamide |
| ICP-MS | Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry |
| ESI-MS | Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry |
| PDK | Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase |
| PhB | Phenybutyrate |
| Val | Valproate |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| PDHC | Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex |
| HPLC | High performance liquid chromatography |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| DCA | Dichloroacetate |
| MTA | Microtubule targeting agent |