ADAMs	a disintegrin and metalloproteases
AKE	autocatalytic karyotypic evolution
BMDCs	bone marrow-derived cells
BMT	bone marrow transplantation
CS/IC	cancer stem/initiating cell
E/M	epithelial/mesenchymal
EMT	epithelial-mesenchymal transition
EpCAM	epithelial cell adhesion molecule
FCM	fetal cell microchimerism
HST	heterokaryon-to-synkaryon transition
HUVECs	human umbilical vein endothelial cells
MET	mesenchymal epithelial transition
MMP9	matrix metalloproteinase 9
MSCs	mesenchymal stem/stromal cells
NOD/SCID	non-obese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficiency
OSCC	oral squamous cell carcinoma
PDACs	pancreatic ductal adeno carcinoma
PEG	polyethylene glycol
PHSP	post-hybrid selection process
PR	ploidy reduction
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α