| AKT | protein kinase B (PKB) |
| APC | adenomatous polyposis coli |
| BAX | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| BRAF | v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 |
| CDKN2A | cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A |
| CMS | consensus molecular subgroups |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| CRAF | proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase |
| DFS | Disease free survival |
| DNA | desoxyribonucleic acid |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FAP | familial adenomatous polyposis |
| GDP | guanine 5′-triphosphate |
| GRB2 | growth factor receptor-bound protein 2 |
| GTP | guanine 5′-diphosphate |
| GTPase | guanine 5′-triphosphatase |
| ICB | immune check points blocker |
| KRAS | Kristen rat sarcoma |
| MAPK | mitogen-associated protein kinase |
| MSI | microsatellite instability |
| MSI-H | high level of microsatellite instability |
| MSS | microsatellite stable |
| MYC | c-myc |
| OS | overall survival |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death 1 |
| PDL-1 | programmed death-ligand 1 |
| PIK3CA | phosphatidylinositol-4, 5-biphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha |
| RALGDS | ral guanine nucleotide dissociation stimulator |
| RAS | rat sarcoma |
| RTK | receptor tyrosine kinase |
| SHP2 | tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 11 (PTPN11) |
| SMAD4 | mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 4 |
| SOS | son of sevenless |
| STK11 | serine/threonine kinase 11 |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor beta |
| TP53 | tumor protein 53 |