| aFGF | Acidic FGF |
| AHCYL1 | S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase-like protein 1 |
| ANOS1 | Anosmin-1 or KAL1 |
| bFGF | Basic FGF |
| BICC1 | BicC family RNA binding protein 1 |
| BMP | Bone morphogenic protein |
| CAFs | Cancer associated fibroblasts |
| CAMs | Cell adhesion molecules |
| CBL | E3-ubiquitin ligase CBL |
| CCDC6 | Coiled-coil domain containing protein 6 |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| CRK | Chicken tumor virus no. 10 regulator of kinase |
| CRKL | Closely related CRK-like |
| DAG | Diacylglycerol |
| DUSP6 | Dual specificity phosphatase 6 |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| EPHA1/2/4 | Ephrin type A receptor 1/2/4 |
| EPHB1 | Ephrin type B receptor 1 |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2 |
| ESRP1/2 | Epithelial splicing regulatory protein 1/2 |
| FAK | Focal adhesion kinase |
| FGF | Fibroblast Growth Factor |
| FGFR | Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor |
| FGFRL1 | FGFR like 1 |
| FHFs | Fibroblast homologous factors |
| FRS2 | FGFR substrate 2 |
| GALNT14 | Polypeptide N-acetyl galactosaminyltransferase |
| GIST | Gastrointestinal stromal tumors |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptors |
| GRB2/14 | Growth factor receptor bound 2/14 |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HER2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HSPGs | Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans |
| ID1 | Inhibitor of DNA binding 1 transcription factor |
| iFGF | Intracellular FGF |
| IgI-IgIII | Immunoglobulin-like looped domains I-III |
| IgSF | Immunoglobulin superfamily |
| IP3 | Inositol trisphosphate |
| KGF | Keratinocyte growth factor |
| KIAA1217 | Sickle tail protein homolog |
| KIF5B | Kinesin family member 5B |
| LGALS1/3 | Galectin-1/3 |
| MAPK | Mitogen activated protein kinase |
| miRNA | Micro RNA |
| MM | Multiple myeloma |
| MMP9 | Matrix metallopeptidase 9 |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NCAM | Neural cell adhesion molecule |
| NFκB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NRPs | Neuropilins |
| NSCLC | Nonsmall cell lung cancer |
| PDAC | Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| PDGFRA | Platelet derived growth factor α |
| PDPK1 | 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase |
| PI3KR1/2 | PI3K subunit alpha/beta or p85 PI3K subunit |
| PIP2 | Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate |
| PIP3 | Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| PLCγ | Phospholipase C gamma |
| PP2A | Protein phosphatase 2A |
| PTPRG | Protein tyrosine phosphatase 6 |
| ptdFGFR4 | Pituitary-derived FGFR4 |
| PTPN11 | Protein tyrosine phosphatase nonreceptor type 11 |
| PYK2 | Nonreceptor protein tyrosine kinase 2 |
| RET | Rearranged during transfection |
| RSK2 | Ribosomal S6 kinase 2 |
| RTK | Receptor Tyrosine Kinase |
| SEF | Similar expression to FGF |
| SFK | SRC-family kinases |
| SH2 | SRC homology 2 |
| SH3BP4 | SH3-binding protein 4 |
| SHC | SRC-homology-2 containing transforming protein |
| SHIP2 | Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate 5-phosphatase 2 |
| SNP | Single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SPRY1/2/4 | Sprouty 1/2/4 |
| STAT1/3/5 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1/3/5 |
| TAB1 | TAK1-binding protein |
| TACC1/3 | Transforming acidic coiled coil 1/3 |
| TAK1 | TGFα-activated kinase 1 |
| TGFBR1/3 | TGFβ receptor 1/3 |
| TGFβ | Transforming growth factor beta |
| TNBC | Triple negative breast cancer |
| VEGFR | Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |
| Y | Tyrosine |