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. 2021 Nov 8;22(21):12089. doi: 10.3390/ijms222112089
ABL V-abl Abelson murine leukaemia viral oncogene homolog 1
Akt serine/threonine kinase 1
ALK anaplastic lymphoma kinase
ALL acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
AML acute myeloid leukaemia
ATM ATM serine/threonine kinase
ATP adenosine triphosphate
BCR ABL1-breakpoint cluster region and V-abl Abelson murine leukaemia viral oncogene homolog
BRAF gene encoding protein B-Raf
BRCA1 breast cancer 1 gene
BRCA2 breast cancer 2 gene
CCyR complete cytogenetic response
CDK4/6 cyclin-dependent kinase
CHR complete haematologic response
c-KIT tyrosine-protein kinase KIT
c-MET hepatocyte growth factor receptor
CML-BP chronic myeloid leukaemia plastic phase
CML chronic myeloid leukaemia
CNS central nervous system
COG Children’s Oncology Group
CSF-1R Colony stimulating factor 1 receptor
EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor
ELN European Leukaemia Net
ERK1/2 extracellular signal-regulated kinases
EsPhALL European Study of Postinduction Treatment of Ph-Positive ALL
EZH2 enhancer of zeste homolog 2
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FGFR1 fibroblast growth factor receptor 1
FGFR2 fibroblast growth factor receptor 2
FGFR3 fibroblast growth factor receptor 3
FGFR4 fibroblast growth factor receptor 4
FLT3 cluster of differentiation antigen 135
GCT germ cell tumour
GIST gastrointestinal stromal tumour
HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HRAS v-Ha-ras Harvey rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
HSCT haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
IRIS International Randomised Study of Interferon and STI571
KIT tyrosine-protein kinase KIT cluster of differentiation 117
MATCH Molecular Analysis for Therapeutic Choice
MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinase
MET MET proto-oncogene, tyrosine kinase receptor
MM-GBMV molecular mechanics—generalised Born molecular volume
MMR major molecular response
NCI National Cancer Institute
NCI-MATCH National Cancer Institute—Molecular Analysis for Therapeutic Choice
NRTK non-receptor protein tyrosine kinase
NSCLC non-small-cell lung cancer
OS overall survival
P loop phosphate binding loop
P13K/mTOR intracellular signalling pathway
pan-TRK family of receptor tyrosine kinases
PARP poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
PDGFRα platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha
PDGFRβ platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta
Ph-like ALL Philadelphia chromosome-like acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Ph+ ALL Philadelphia chromosome acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
PI3K phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PI3K/mTOR phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/mammalian target of rapamycin kinase
PTK protein tyrosine kinase
Rb retinoblastoma
RAF proto-oncogene
RAS rat sarcoma virus protein family
Rb retinoblastoma
RET “rearranged during transfection” proto-oncogene
RR relative resistance
ROS1 ROS proto-oncogene 1, tyrosine kinase receptor
RTK receptor protein tyrosine kinase
SMARCB1 SWI/SNF-related, matrix-associated, actin-dependent regulator of chromatin, Subfamily B, Member 1
SMARCA4 SWI/SNF-related, matrix-associated, actin-dependent regulator of chromatin, Subfamily A, Member 4
SRC Src proto-oncogene, non-receptor tyrosine kinase
STAMP specifically targeting the myristoyl pocket
STI571 imatinib
TKI tyrosine kinase inhibitor
TRKA tropomyosin receptor kinase A
TRKB tropomyosin receptor kinase B
TRKC tropomyosin receptor kinase C
TSC1 Tuberous sclerosis 1
TSC2 Tuberous sclerosis 2
UK United Kingdom
USA United States of America
VEGFR vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR2 vascular endothelial growth factor 2
VEGFR3 vascular endothelial growth factor 3