| ABC | ATP-binding cassette |
| ABCA1 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily A member 1 |
| ABCA3 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily A member 3 |
| ABCA5 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily A member 5 |
| ABCA7 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily A member 7 |
| ABCA8 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily A member 8 |
| ABCA9 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily A member 9 |
| ABCB1 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 1 |
| ABCB2 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 2 |
| ABCB5 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 5 |
| ABCB10 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily B member 10 |
| ABCC1 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily C member 1 |
| ABCC3 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily C member 3 |
| ABCC4 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily C member 4 |
| ABCC5 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily C member 5 |
| ABCC6 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily C member 6 |
| ABCD3 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily D member 3 |
| ABCF1 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily F member 1 |
| ABCG1 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 1 |
| ABCG2 | ATP-binding cassette subfamily G member 2 |
| AP-1 | activator protein 1 |
| ATO | arsenic trioxide |
| CSCs | cancer stem cells |
| CASP3 | caspase 3 |
| circRNA | circular RNA |
| CYP3A4 | cytochrome P450 3A4 |
| DCs | dendritic cells |
| DNA-PKcs | DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit |
| ERCC1 | excision repair cross-complementation group 1 |
| ERCC2 | excision repair cross-complementation group 2 |
| ERK1/2 | extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 |
| ERRα | estrogen-related receptor α |
| Ewing’s sarcoma | ES |
| FasL | Fas ligand |
| FPP | farnesyl pyrophosphate |
| FPPS | farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase |
| GLI1 | glioma-associated oncogene homolog 1 |
| GSTP1 | glutathione S-transferase P1 |
| HIF-1α | hypoxia-inducible factor-1α |
| HDAC6 | histone deacetylase 6 |
| IL-8 | interleukin-8 |
| IGF2BP3 | insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 3 |
| IPP | isopentenyl pyrophosphate |
| LD | linkage disequilibrium |
| lncRNAs | long non-coding RNAs |
| LXRα | liver X receptor α |
| MDR | multidrug resistance |
| miRNAs | micro RNAs |
| MSH2 | MutS homolog 2 |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NKs | natural killer cells |
| ncRNAs | non-coding RNAs |
| NF-kB | nuclear factor-kB |
| Notch homolog 1 | Notch1 |
| OS | osteosarcoma |
| PDOXs | patient-derived orthotopic xenografts |
| PPARγ | Peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| SNP | single nucleotide polymorphism |
| SHH | sonic hedgehog |
| SP | side population |
| TAMs | tumor-associated macrophages |
| TIPE2 | tumor necrosis factor alpha-induced protein 8-like 2 |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor alpha |