HT	hyperthermia
HSPs	heat shock proteins
ROS	reactive oxygen species
MMP	mitochondrial membrane potential
HTH	high temperature HT
HSP70	70-kDa heat shock protein
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma-2
Bcl-xL	B-cell lymphoma-extra large
Bax	BCL2 Associated X
ER	endoplasmic reticulum
HSF1	heat shock factor 1
ALA-PDT	5-aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic therapy
DUSPs	dual specificity phosphatases
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-alpha
NF-κB	nuclear factor-kappa B
AIF	apoptosis-inducing factor
NSCLCs	non-small cell lung carcinomas
SCLCs	small cell lung cancers
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
AR	androgen receptor
IκB	inhibitor of NF-κB
TRAIL	TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
c-FLIP	cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein
TGF-b1	transforming growth factor-beta 1
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
XIAP	X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein
ATF6	Activating Transcription Factor 6
gDNA	genomic DNA
mtDNA	mitochondrial DNA
PARP	poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
GNR	gold nanorod
MHT	mild HT
5-FU	5-Fluorouracil
RF	radiofrequency
AMF	alternating magnetic field
GSH	glutathione
HIFU-HT	pulsed high-intensity focused ultrasound-induced localized mild HT
mEHT	modulated electro hyperthermia
GNs	gold nanoshells
NIR	near-infrared
BLI	bioluminescene imaging
PL/ACC-DOX&ICG	phospholipid-calcium-carbonate hybrid nanoparticle loaded with doxorubicin and indocyanine green
MCTS	multicellular tumor spheroids
PLD	pegylated liposomal doxorubicin
ABC	ATP-binding cassette
BCM	block copolymer micelle
MCL	mantle cell lymphoma
PMBC	peripheral blood mononuclear cell
GEM	gemcitabine
N6L	NucAnt
CTX	Cyclophosphamide
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
MoS2-SS-HA-Er	erlotinib-loaded MoS2 nanosheets functionalized with hyaluronic acid
MS5	Macrosphelide
Mel	Melphalan
MTX	Methotrexate
SPION	superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
MMC	Mitomycin C
OK-432	Picibanil
pUSHT	pulsed-wave ultrasound HT
IFNγ	interferon gamma
MDR	multidrug resistance
EO	ethylene oxide
PO	propylene oxide
SCID	severe combined immunodeficiency
SRF	sorafenib
SINP	SRF/ICG nanoparticles
survivinT-T34A	survivin’s threonine 34 to alanine
TPZ	Tirapazamine
DSB	double-strand breaks
EGCG	epigallocatechin gallate
CGA	chlorogenic acid
CNM	cinnamaldehyde
OZ	5Z-7-oxozeaenol
TAK1	transforming growth factor-β activated kinase 1
WA	withaferin A
AscH2	ascorbic acid
APPS	ascorbic acid-2-phosphate6-O-palmitate
APHD	Asc-2-phosphate-6-O-(2’-hexyl)decanoate
A6-P	6-O-palmitoyl-Asc
VCIP	Asc-2,3,5,6-O-tetra-(2’-hexyl)decanoate
DHA	docosahexaenoic acid
PTP1B	protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B
PKC	protein kinase C
POH	perillyl alcohol
5-ALA	5-Aminolevulinic acid
DFs	furan-fused tetracyclic synthesized compounds
BA	betulinic acidg
TS	thymidylate synthase
As2O3	arsenic trioxide
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
β-lap	β-lapachone
NQO1	NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase
ETC	electron transport chain