BMT	bone marrow transplantation
CAFs	cancer-associated fibroblasts
HGT/LGT	horizontal gene transfer/lateral gene transfer
HST	heterokaryon-to-synkaryon transition
MSC	mesenchymal stroma-/stem-like cells
NSCLC	non-small cell lung cancer
PHPP	pre-hybrid preparation process
PHSP	post-hybrid selection process
PR	ploidy reductions
PS	phosphatidylserine
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α