| ABC transporter | ATP Binding Cassette Family of transporters |
| ABCB1 | ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily B (MDR/TAP) Member 1 |
| ABCC1 | ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily C Member 1 |
| ABCC2 | ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily C Member 2 |
| ABCC6 | ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily C Member 6 |
| ABCC10 | ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily C Member 10 |
| ABCG2 | ATP Binding Cassette Subfamily G (BCRP) Member 2 |
| AC | adenocarcinoma |
| AE | alveolar epithelium |
| ALK | anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
| BRAF | B-Raf Proto-Oncogene, Serine/Threonine Kinase |
| CR | cisplatin-resistant |
| DACT1 | Dishevelled Binding Antagonist of Beta Catenin 1 |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium |
| DVL | Dishevelled protein |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| F-12K | Kaighn’s Modification of Ham’s F-12 Medium |
| FCS | foetal calf serum |
| FGM-2 | Fibroblast Growth Medium |
| FZ | Frizzled protein |
| HEPES | 4-(2- hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid |
| HUVEC | Primary Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells; Normal, Human |
| JNK | C-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| KRAS | Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog |
| KREMEN2 | Kringle Containing Transmembrane Protein 2 |
| LC | lung cancer |
| LCC | large cell carcinoma |
| LEF1 | lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1 |
| MAF | multidrug resistance activity factor |
| MDR | multidrug resistance |
| NHLF | normal human lung fibroblasts |
| NKD1 | Naked Cuticle 1 |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| PDL1 | programmed cell death ligand1 |
| PE | primordial epithelium |
| RHOU | Ras Homolog Family Member U |
| ROS1 | proto-oncogene 1, receptor tyrosine kinase |
| RPMI | Rosewall Park Memorial Institute 1640 Medium |
| SAEC | small airway epithelial cell |
| SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
| SCLC | small cell lung cancer |
| TCF/LEF | T-cell specific transcription factor/lymphoid enhancer binding factor |
| TKI | tyrosine kinase inhibitor |
| TLE4 | Transducin-like enhancer protein 4 |
| WISP1 | WNT1-inducible-signaling pathway protein 1 |
| WNT | Wingless-Type MMTV Integration Site Family |
| WT | wild type |