| 7-AAD | 7-aminoactinomycin D |
| AC | Adriamycin/cyclophosphamide |
| AP-1 | Australian propolis sample 1 |
| Apaf-1 | Apoptotic protease-activating factor 1 |
| ARA | Adriamycin Resistance Associated long non-coding RNA |
| ATM | Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated |
| ATR | Ataxia-telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein |
| Bad | Bcl-2 associated agonist of cell death |
| Bax | BCL2 associated X |
| Bcl-2 | B-cell lymphoma 2 |
| Bcl-XL | B-cell lymphoma-extra large |
| CMF | cyclophosphamide/methotrextate/5-flurouricil |
| CAT | cyclophosphamide/adriamycin/taxanes |
| CI | Combination index |
| cIAP-1 | Cellular Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein 1/Baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 2 |
| cIAP-2 | Baculoviral IAP repeat containing 3 |
| CSS | Combination sensitivity scores |
| DSBs | Double-strand breaks |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| EJC | Exon-junction complex |
| ER+ | Estrogen receptor positive |
| FADD | Fas-associated protein with death domain |
| Fas/TNFRSF6/CD95 | Fas receptor/tumour necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 6/cluster of differentiation 95 |
| HER-2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2/Receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2 |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha |
| HO-1/HMOX1/HSP32 | Heme oxygenase 1 |
| HO-2/HMOX2 | Heme oxygenase 2 |
| HSP27 | Heat shock protein 27 |
| HSP60 | Heat shock protein 60 chaperonins |
| HSP70 | Heat shock protein 70 |
| HTRA2/Omi | High-temperature requirement protein A |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| IAPs | Inhibitors of apoptosis |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor-1 |
| NHEJ | Nonhomologous End-Joining |
| NMD | Nonsense-mediated decay |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| S | S synergy score |
| VIP | Variable Importance Projection score derived from PLS-Da model |
| TRAIL R1/DR4 | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 1/Death receptor 4 |
| TRAIL R2/DR5 | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 2/Death receptor 5 |
| PON2 | Serum paraoxonase/arylesterase 2 |
| p21/CIP1/CDKN1A | cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1 |
| p27/Kip1 | Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B |
| TNF RI/TNFRSF1A | Tumour necrosis factor receptor 1/tumour necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 1A |
| XIAP | X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein |