| ALK | anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
| CCN | Cyclin |
| CDK | Cyclin-dependent kinase |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EGFR-TKI | EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor |
| Eph | ephrin receptor |
| FBS | fetal bovine serum |
| HER2 | Human EGFR-related 2 |
| JAK2 | Janus activating kinase 2 |
| LI | labelling index |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| PARP | poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| RFS | Relapse-free survival |
| RPMI | Roswell Park Memorial Institute media |
| TKI | tyrosine kinase inhibitor |