| CAF | Cancer-associated fibroblast |
| CM | conditioned media |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EV | extracellular vesicles |
| GBM | Glioblastoma |
| GSC | Glioblastoma stem cell |
| MSC | Mesenchymal Stem Cell |
| MV | microvesicle |
| NTA | Nanosight tracking analysis |
| PDAC | pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| TA-MSC | Tumor-Activated MSC |
| TME | tumor microenvironment. |