| c-caspase | cleaved caspase |
| c-PARP | cleaved poly adenosine diphosphate ribose polymerase |
| Bax | Bcl-2-associated X protein |
| Bcl-family | B cell lymphoma-family |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| BRCA1/2 | breast cancer susceptibility gene 1/2 |
| PALB2 | partner and localizer of BRCA2 |
| TCM | Traditional Chinese Medicine |
| TTM | Traditional Thai Medicine |
| TKM | Tracitional Korean Medicine |
| CAM | Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
| PCD | programmed cell death |
| AbE | Agaricus blazei Murrill water extract |
| DAPK3 | death-associated protein kinase 3 |
| NLRP1 | NACHT, LRR, and PYD domains-containing protein 1 |
| TRAIL | tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| MMP | mitochondrial membrane potential |
| compound 17 | 14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide |
| DMC | 2′,4′-Dihydroxy-6′-methoxy-3′,5′-dimethylchalcone |
| flavone A | 5,7-dihydroxy-3,6,8-trimethoxyflavone |
| flavone B | 3,5-dihydroxy-6,7,8-trimethoxyflavone |
| PCNA | proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| AKT | protein kinase B (PKB) |
| EZH2 | enhancer of Zeste homolog 2 |
| ECH | Echinacoside |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| GSPs | grape seed proanthocyanidins |
| CDK6 | cell division protein kinase 6 |
| MSH6 | MutS homolog 6 |
| DNMT1 | DNA methyltransferase 1 |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| c-Bid | cleaved-Bcl-2 homology 3 interacting domain death agonist |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| MGR | mastic gum resin |
| MGDG | monogalactosyl diacylglycerol |
| XIAP | X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase 2 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| MMP-9 | matrix metalloproteinase 9 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| RN1 | a polysaccharide from the flower of Panax notoginseng |
| Gal-3 | Galectin-3 |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| Runx1 | Runt-related transcription factor 1 |
| Skp2 | S-phase kinase associated protein 2 |
| WA | Withaferin A |
| CA | Carnosol |
| HGF | hepatocyte growth factor |
| c-Met | mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor |
| BAEE | Bitter apricot ethanolic extract |
| SN | non-polar stem extracts |
| cIAP-2 | cellular inhibitor of apoptosis 2 |
| CSE | coix seed emulsion |
| F1 | Eucalyptus microcorys aqueous extract |
| H3 | herbal mixture ethanol extract |
| CXCR-4 | C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 |
| JAK2 | Janus kinase 2 |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| EEIHL | ethyl acetate extract of Inula helenium L. |
| STAT3 | signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 |
| PS | Paeonia suffruticosa aqueous extracts |
| SSBE | the extract of Sedum sarmentosum Bunge |
| TFAE | total flavonoid aglycones extract |
| F35 | alloalantolactone, alantolacton, isoalantolactone [1:5:4] |
| PaEBE | Pterospermum acerifolium ethanolic bark extract |
| p-c-JUN | phospho-c-Jun |
| pS6 | phospho-S6 |
| DCLK-1 | doublecortin-like kinase 1 |
| Shh | sonic hedgehog signaling molecule |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| E-cadherin | epithelial cadherin |
| Mcl-1 | myeloid cell leukemia 1 |
| EMT | epithelial mesenchymal transition |
| CDC20 | cell division cycle protein 20 |
| CXCR-4 | C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 |
| HT-EA | Hormophysa triquertra polyphenol |
| SSH | slingshot homologs |
| ZEB | zinc finger E-box-binding homeobox |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| PRAS | proline rich protein |
| BAPX | bagpipe homeobox homolog |
| PhPT-1 | phosphohistidine phosphatase 1 |
| MEGF10 | multiple EGF-like domains 10 |
| DSGOST | Danggui-Sayuk-Ga-Osuyu-Saenggang-Tang |
| HUVECs | human umbilical vascular endothelial cells |
| HDMECs | human dermal microvascular endothelial cells |
| VEGFR2 | vascular endothelial growth factor 2 |
| p-FAK | phosphorylated focal adhesion kinase |
| p-IKKα/β | phosphorylated inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinaseα/β |
| RAGE | receptor for advanced glycation end products |
| ABC | ATP-binding cassette |
| ABCB1 | ATP-binding cassette B1 |
| ABCG2 | ATP-binding cassette G2 |
| ETAS | enzyme-treated asparagus extract |
| HSP | heat-shock protein |
| EriB | Eriocalyxin B |
| PDK1 | pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 |
| OBE | Oat bran ethanol extract |
| RRM1 | ribonucleotide reductase subunit M1 |
| RRM2 | ribonucleotide reductase subunit M2 |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| CSCs | cancer stem-like cells |
| EpCam+ | epithelial cell adhesion molecule+ |
| BCL2L2 | Bcl-2 like protein 2 |
| lncRNA | long non-coding RNAs |
| HPNE | human pancreatic epithelial nestin-expressing |
| CDk4 | cyclin-dependent kinase 4 |
| DLTs | dose-limiting toxicities |
| IQuS | Iscador Qu Spezial |