| ADC | antibody–drug conjugate |
| BAD | BCL-2 antagonist of cell death |
| BAX | apoptosis regulator BAX |
| BCL-2 | B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2 |
| BCL-XL | B-cell lymphoma-extra large |
| BIM | BCL-2-like protein 11 |
| BRAF | serine/threonine-protein kinase B-raf |
| CAFs | cancer-associated fibroblasts |
| CAM | cell adhesion molecule |
| CC | colon cancer |
| CK2 | casein kinase 2 |
| CMF | cyclophosphamide/methotrexate/5-fluorouracil chemotherapy |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| DAG | diacyloglycerol |
| E12/E47 | immunoglobulin enhancer-binding factor lub transcription factor E2-alpha |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EF1/ZEB1 | elongation factor 1/zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 1 |
| EGF | epithelial growth factor |
| EGFR | epithelial growth factor receptor |
| EMT | epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| ENO1 | alpha-enolase |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| ERCC1 | excision repair-cross complementing gene 1 |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| ESCC | esophageal squamous cell carcinoma |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| FGFR | fibroblast growth factor receptor |
| FGFRL1 | fibroblast growth factor receptor-like 1 |
| ESCC | esophageal squamous cell carcinoma |
| FLIP | FLICE-like inhibitory protein |
| FOXO1 | forkhead box protein O1 |
| FRA1 | Fos-related antigen 1 |
| FRS2α | fibroblast growth factor receptor substrate 2 |
| GAB1 | GRB2-associated binding protein 1 |
| GC | gastric cancer |
| GIST | gastrointestinal stromal tumor |
| GPCR | G-protein-coupled receptor |
| GRB2 | growth factor receptor-bound 2 |
| GSK3β | glycogen synthase kinase 3β |
| HA | hyaluronan |
| HER2/3 | receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2/3 |
| HES1 | hairy and enhancer of split1 |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HGF | hepatocyte growth factor |
| HNC | head and neck cancer |
| HNSCC | head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| HO-1 | hemeoxygenase 1 |
| HSC | hepatic stellate cells |
| HSP90 | heat shock protein 90 |
| IP3 | inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate |
| ICC | intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma |
| IGF | insulin-like growth factor |
| IGFR | insulin-like growth factor receptor |
| IKK-β | inhibitors of NFκB kinase-β |
| JAK | Janus kinases |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| KLB | βKlotho |
| LUAC | lung adenocarcinoma |
| mAb | monoclonal antibody |
| MACOM | MDS1 and EVI1 complex locus protein EVI1 |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinases |
| MCL1 | myeloid cell leukemia sequence 1 |
| MDM2 | mouse double minute 2 homolog |
| MEK | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase |
| MMTV | mouse mammary tumor virus |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MRP7 | multidrug resistance protein 7 |
| MT1-MMP | membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| mTORC1/2 | mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1/2 |
| NCT | neoadjuvant chemotherapy |
| NFκB | nuclear factor-κB |
| Notch | neurogenic locus notch homolog protein |
| NRP1 | neuropilin-1 |
| Nrf2 | nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 |
| NSCLC | non-small-cell lung cancer |
| P53 | cellular tumor antigen p53 |
| PARP | poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| PD-ECGF | platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor |
| PDGFRα | platelet-derived growth factor receptor α |
| P-gp | P-glycoprotein 1 |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PIP2 | phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate |
| PKB | protein kinase B |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PLA2G4C | phospholipase A2γ |
| PLCγ | phospholipase Cγ |
| PPHLN1 | periphilin-1 |
| PRKACB | cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit beta |
| PUMA | p53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis |
| RAP1 | RAS-proximate-1 or Ras-related protein 1 |
| RAS | rat sarcoma virus protein |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| RTK | receptor tyrosine kinase |
| S6K2 | ribosomal p70 S6 kinase 2 (jest teżskrót S6K1) |
| SCLC | small cell lung cancer |
| SIP1/ZEB2 | smad interacting protein 1/zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox 2 |
| SNT-1 | suc1-associated neurotrophic factor-induced tyrosine-phosphorylated target |
| SOS1 | son of sevenless 1 |
| SOX2 | Sry-related HMG box 2 |
| STAT | signal transducers and activators of transcription |
| TAB | tumor-associated B cells |
| TAC | taxol, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide chemotherapy |
| TGFβ | transforming growth factor β |
| Tin-PP | Tin-Protoporphyrin |
| TKI | tyrosine kinase inhibitor |
| TSC1/2 | tuberous sclerosis complex |
| TYK2 | tyrosine kinase 2 |
| UPP1 | uridinephosphorylase 1 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |