ABCG5	ATP-binding cassette transporter
APAF-1	Apoptotic protease activating factor 1
AP1	Activator protein 1
Apo2L	Apo-2 ligand
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
BPM	Bone morphogenetic protein
CAD	Caspase-activated DNase
CAF	Cancer-associated fibroblasts
CRC	Colorectal cancer
CRD	Cysteine-rich domain
CSCs	Cancer stem cells
CTLs	Cytotoxic T cells
DAMPs	Damage-associated molecular patterns
DCs	Dendritic cells
DED	Death-inducing signaling complex
DCRs	Decoy receptors
DD	Death domain
DISC	Death-inducing signaling complex
DKK-1	Dickkopf-1
DR	Death receptor
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
EMILIN2	Elastin microfibril interface-located protein 2
FADD	Fas-associated death domain
FLIP	FLICE-like inhibitory protein
FOX	Forkhead Box
HGF	Hepatocyte growth factor
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-inducible 1alpha
ICAD	Inhibitor of caspase-activated DNase
IFN-β	Interferon-β
IL8	Interleukin 8
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MDP	membrane-proximal domain
MDSC	myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MET	mesenchymal–epithelial transition
miRNAs or miRs	microRNAs
MMP12	matrix metallopeptidase 12
MSCs	Mesenchymal stem cells
NFAT	Nuclear factor of activated T cells
NK	Natural killer
NO	Nitric oxide
NSCLC	Non-small-cell lung cancer
OPG	Osteoprotegerin
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homolog
rhTRAIL	Recombinant human TRAIL
sTRAIL	Soluble TRAIL
TAMs	Tumor-associated macrophages
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-beta
Tregs	Regulatory T cells
TILs	Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
TRAF2	Tumor receptor-associated factor 2
TRAIL	Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor