PC	Pancreatic cancer
siRNA	Small interfering RNA
BBB	Blood-brain barrier
BTB	Blood-tumor barrier
RNAi	RNA interference
mRNA	Messenger RNA
RISC	RNA-induced silencing
Ago	Argonaute
HSP27	Heat shock protein 27
PARP	Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
ESM-1	Endothelial cell-specific molecule-1
proNGF	Precursor of nerve growth factor
ATG5	Autophagy-related gene 5
RAP80	Receptor-associated protein 80
HIF-1α	Hypoxia inducible factor-1α
NF-κB	Nuclear factor-kappaB
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
HDAC	Histone deacetylase
HRE	Hypoxia response element
HPA	Heparinase
FGF2	Fibroblast growth factor 2
SDC1	Syndecan-1
EMT	Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
NELFE	Negative elongation factor E
NDRG2	N-Myc downstream-regulated gene 2
lncRNA	long non-coding RNA
miRNA	microRNA
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-beta
RIG-I	Retinoic acid-inducible gene I
CADM1	Cell adhesion molecule 1
RR	Ribonucleotide reductase
DOX	Doxorubicin
GEM	Gemcitabine
hTERT	Human telomerase reverse transcriptase
hnRNP	Heterogenous nuclear ribonucleotide protein A2/B1
TS	Thymidylate synthase
TRAIL	TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
Mcl-1	Myeloid cell leukemia 1
EPR	Enhanced permeability and retention
Fab	Fragment
PIC	Polyion complex
TF	Tissue factor
BCPVs	Biodegradable charged polyester-based vectors
iRGD	Internalizing RGD peptide
IV	Intravenous
EPAS1	Endothelial PAS domain protein 1
PLGA	Polyethylenimine-poly (lactic-coglycolide)
GPCR	G protein-coupled receptor
ABC	ATP-binding cassette
YAP	Yes-associated protein
LODER	Local drug EluteR
2D	Two-dimensional
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PTX	Paclitaxel
PTP	Plectin-1 targeted peptide
SPIONs	Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
PLK1	Polo-like kinase 1
NGF	Nerve growth factor
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
Akt	Protein kinase-B
MSNPs	Mesoporous silica nanoparticles
PEI	Polyethyleneimine