ABC	ATP-binding cassette transporter
AIDS	Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AML	Acute myeloid leukemia
AP-1	Activator protein 1
Ara -C	Cytarabine
Ara-CMP	Ara-C monophosphate
Ara-CTP	Ara-C triphosphate
AZT	Azidothymidine
BM	Bone marrow
BMMNC	Bone marrow mononuclear cells
CDK	Cyclin-dependent kinases
CIA	Clofarabine
CLL	Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
CML	Chronic myeloid leukemia
CR	Complete remission
CREB	cAMP Response Element Binding protein
CSC	Cancer stem cell
dCK	Enzyme deoxycytidine kinase
dCMP	Enzyme deoxycytidine monophosphate kinase
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNSP	De novo synthesis pathway
ELN	European LeukemiaNet
ERK	Extracellular signal-regulated kinases
EZH2	Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2
FAB	French-American-British Association
FDA	Food and drug administration
FIA	Fludarabine
FLAG	Fludarabine, cytarabine and filgrastim
FLAG-IDA	Fludarabine, cytarabine and filgrastim plus idarubicin
FTI	Farnesyl transferase inhibitor
HCT	Hematopoietic cell transplantation
hENT1	Human balancing nucleoside transporter 1
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
HU	Hydroxyurea
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal protein kinases
KDM6A	Lysine demethylase 6A
LSC	Leukemia stem cell
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MDR	Resistance multidrug
Mnks	MAPK-interacting kinases
MOC	Mechanisms of chemoresistance
NDPK	Nucleoside diphosphate kinase enzyme
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells
NSP	Novo nucleotide synthesis
OXPHOS	Oxidative phosphorylation
R/R	Relapse and refractory disease
RAS	Rat sarcoma
RNR	Enzyme ribonucleotide diphosphate reductase
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SAMHD1	SAM and HD domain containing deoxynucleoside triphosphate triphosphohydrolase 1
shRNA	Short hairpin RNA
TCA	Tricarboxylic acid cycle
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
WHO	World Health Organization