| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AP-1 | activator protein 1 |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
| ATPase | adenosine triphosphatase |
| B-ALL | B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| CAM | chorioallantoic membrane |
| Caspases | cysteine-aspartate proteases |
| CAT | catalase |
| CDK | cyclin-dependent kinases |
| CFEZO | crude flavonoid extracts from Z. officinale |
| CKI | cyclin-dependent kinases inhibitor |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CRC | colorectal carcinoma |
| CSCs | cancer stem cells |
| CuZn-SOD Cu-Zn | superoxide dismutase |
| CYP-P450 | cytochrome P450 |
| DMBA | 0.5% 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DNPH | dinitrophenylhydrazone |
| ECOG | Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group |
| EE | Etlingera elatior |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| eNO | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| ERK | Extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FAs | focal adhesions |
| GAE | aqueous extract of ginger |
| GDNVs | ginger-derived nanovectors |
| GR | glutathione reductase |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GST | glutathione-S-transferase |
| HBP | hamster buccal pouch |
| HNSCC | head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| HUVECs | human umbilical vein endothelial cells |
| IAP | inhibitor of apoptosis |
| IL-8 | interleukin 8 |
| LC3-II | light chain3-II |
| MAPK | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase |
| MDA | malondialdehyde |
| MDR | multidrug resistance |
| MET | esenchymal–epithelial transition |
| miRs | microRNA |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| MRP1 | multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 |
| mTOR | the mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| MTX | methotrexate |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| Nox | NADPH oxidases |
| NSCLC | non-small-cell lung cancer |
| PEG | Polyethylene Glycol |
| Pgp | P-glycoprotein |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCID | severe combined immune deficient |
| SDGE | Steam Distilled Extract of Ginger |
| SMs | 6-shogaol loaded micelles |
| SSHE | extract of Syussai ginger |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| T-ALL | T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia |
| TNBC | triple negative breast cancer |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TRAIL | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| USP14 | ubiquitin-specific peptidase 14 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| XO | xanthine oxidase |
| ZOME | Methanolic extract of Zingiber officinale rhizome |