| BTC | betacellulin |
| BTK | Bruton’s tyrosine kinase |
| CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase-2 |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| DEN | diethyl nitrosamine |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EPR | epiregulin |
| GBM | glioblastoma multiforme |
| GVHD | Graft-versus-host disease |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HER | human epidermal growth factor receptor |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCL | mantle cell lymphoma |
| MZL | marginal zone lymphoma |
| NAPPA | nucleic acid programmable protein assays |
| NEU | neurogulin |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| RTK | receptor tyrosine kinase |
| RT-PCR | reverse transcription mRNA-PCRRA-level |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WM | Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia |
| WNT | wingless related integration site |