| 1,3BPG | 1,3-bis-phospho-gycerate |
| 2PG | 2-phospho-gycerate |
| 3-BP | 3-bromopyruvate |
| 3PG | 3-phospho-gycerate |
| Ac-CoA | Acetyl-coenzyme A |
| AKT | Activates protein kinase B |
| ALD | Aldolase |
| AMPK | Adenosine monophosphate protein kinase |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| Bcl-xL | B-cell lymphoma-extra large |
| BIM | Bcl2 like 11 |
| CA | Carbonic anhydrase |
| CAB39 | Calcium-binding protein 39 |
| CAR | Chimeric antigen receptor |
| CBP | CREB-binding protein |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| CELF | CUGBP Elav-like family member |
| CEST | Chemical exchange saturation transfer |
| CHC | Cyano-hydroxycinnamate |
| circ | Circular |
| c-MYC | Cellular myelocytomatosis |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| CREB | CAMP response element-binding protein |
| CSC | Cancer stem cell |
| CTL | Cytotoxic T lymphocyte |
| CTLA | CTL associated protein |
| CXCL | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand |
| D-2-HG | D-2-hydroxyglutarate |
| DHAP | Di-hydroxy-acetone–phosphate |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EM | Electron microscopy |
| EMMPRIN | Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| EN | Enolase |
| F1,6BP | Fructose-1,6-bis-phosphate |
| F2,6BP | Fructose-2,6-bis-phosphate |
| F6P | Fructose-6-phosphate |
| G6P | Glucose-6-phosphate |
| G6PI | Glucose-6-phosphate-isomerase |
| GA3P | Glycerin-aldehyde-3-phosphate |
| GA3PDH | Glycerin-aldehyde-3-phosphate-dehydrogenase |
| GBM | Glioblastoma multiforme |
| G-CIMP | CpG island methylator phenotype |
| Glc | Glucose |
| GLUT | Glucose transporter |
| GP | Glycoprotein |
| GPR | G-protein receptor |
| GTN | Glyceryl trinitrate |
| H3K4me3 | Histone 3K4 triple methylation |
| HBMEC | Human brain microvascular endothelial cells |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| HIF | Hypoxia-inducible factor |
| HK | Hexokinase |
| HRE | Hypoxia–response element |
| IC | Isocitrate |
| IDH | Isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| IFN | Interferon |
| Ig | Immunoglobulin |
| IL | Interleukin |
| ING4 | Inhibitor of growth protein 4 |
| IRF | Interferon regulatory factor |
| KDM | Lysine demethylase |
| KG | Ketoglutarate |
| KRAS | Kirsten rat sarcoma virus |
| Lac | Lactate |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| lncRNA | Long non-coding RNA |
| LSINCT5 | Long stress-induced non-coding transcript 5 |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MAVS | Mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein |
| MCT | Monocarboxylate transporter |
| MIG6 | Mitogen-inducible gene |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| MRSI | Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| mut | Mutant |
| MV-Edm | Measles virus Edmonston strain |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NAIF1 | Nuclear apoptosis-inducing factor 1 |
| NF | Nuclear factor |
| NHE | Na+/H+ exchanger |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NRF | Nuclear respiratory factor |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| pCMBS | p-Chloro-mercuri-benzene sulfonate |
| PDGF | Platelet-derived growth factor |
| PDH | Pyruvate-dehydrogenase |
| PDHK | Pyruvate-dehydrogenase-kinase |
| PDL | Programmed cell death ligand |
| PEP | Phospho-enol-pyruvate |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| PFK | Phosphofructokinase |
| PGM | Phospho-glycerate-mutase |
| PGK | Phospho-glycerate-kinase |
| PHD | Prolyl hydroxylase |
| PIK3CD | Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3 kinase catalytic subunit delta |
| PK | Pyruvate-kinase |
| PKCδ | Protein kinase Cδ |
| pO2 | Partial pressure oxygen |
| Pyr | Pyruvate |
| RAB10 | Ras-related protein 10 |
| RPN2 | Ribophorin 2 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| siRNA | Small interference ribonucleic acid |
| SLC | Solute carrier |
| SMO | Smoothened |
| SNAI | Snail homolog |
| SP1 | Specific protein 1 |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TAM | Tumor-associated macrophage |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| TMD | Transmembrane domain |
| TPI | Triose-phosphate-isomerase |
| TSC | Tuberose sclerosis complex |
| Ub | Ubiquitinylated |
| UCP2 | Uncoupling protein 2 |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VHL | Von Hippel–Lindau |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| wt | Wild-type |