4T1 cells	murine mammary carcinoma cells
γ-PGA	poly(γ-glutamic acid)
A549 cells	human epithelial carcinoma cell line
ACUPA	((S)-2-(3-((S)-5-amino-1-carboxypentyl) ureido) pentanedioic acid
AMPK	AMP-activated protein kinase
AP-1	activator protein-1
ATRA	all-trans-retinoic acid
Au	gold
B16F10 cells	melanoma lung metastasis cell line
B6 cells	melanoma lung metastasis cell line
A375 cells	melanoma lung metastasis cell line
BSA	bovine serum albumin
BT-474 cells	human breast cancer cell line
CA	caffeic acid
Caco-2 cells	colon carcinoma cell line
Cap	calcium phosphate
CB	carbon black
CHOL	cholesterol
cho-CpG	cholesterol-modified Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) agonist oligonucleotide
COX	cyclooxygenase enzymes
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2 enzymes
CS	chitosan
CRPC cells	castration-resistant prostate cancer cell line
CT26 cells	murine colorectal carcinoma cell line
Cur	curcumin
DA	deoxycholic acid
DDS	drug delivery system
DGC	N-deoxycholic acid glycol chitosan
Dha	dihydroartemisin
DLT	dose limiting toxicity
DSPE	1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylethanolamine
DSPE-PEG2000	1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[amino(poly(ethylene glycol)-2000]
Dtx	docetaxel
Dtx-CCL-PMs	docetaxel-entrapped core-cross-linked polymeric micelles
DU-145 cells	docetaxel-resistant prostate carcinoma cell line
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
eSM	egg sphingomyelin
FA	folic acid
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FRα	folic acid α receptor
fWGA	fluorescein-labelled wheat germ agglutinin
G-CSF	granulocyte colony-stimulating factors
Gba	galbanic acid
GNRs	gold nanorods
GX1	gastric cancer angiogenesis marker peptide
H520 cell line	human lung squamous carcinoma cell lines
HA	hyaluronic acid
HCC827 cells	non-small cell lung cancer cell line
hCMEC/D3 cells	brain microvascular endothelial cell line
HepG2 cells	human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line
HIF-1α	hypoxia-induced factor
HSA	human serum albumin
HSPC	hydrogenated phosphatidylcholine
HSR	hypersensitivity reaction
HT-29 cells	human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line
HUVEC cells	human umbilical vein endothelial cell line
IL-17	interleukin-17
LNCaP	prostate cancer cells
LPNPs	lipid-polymer nanoparticles
MAPK	p38-Mitogen activated protein kinase
MC-38 cells	murine colon adenocarcinoma cell line
MCF-7	human breast carcinoma cell line
MCF-10A cells	non-malignant breast epithelial cell line
MDA-MB-231 cells	human breast adenocarcinoma cell line
MDA-MB-453 cells	human breast adenocarcinoma cell line
MDR	multidrug resistance
mEHT	modulated electro-hyperthermia
MMPs	metalloproteinases
mPEG-PDLA	methoxyl poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(D,L-lactide)
MTD	maximum tolerated dose
Myrj52	polyoxyethylene (40) stearate
NCIH2135 cells	non-small cell lung cancer cell line
NF-κB	nuclear transcription factor-κB
NIR	near-infrared radiation
NPs	nanoparticles
NSCLC	non-small cell lung cancer
P-gp	P-glycoprotein
PAMAM	poly(amidoamine)
PAMAMOS	PAMAM-organosilicon
PBAE	poly (β-amino ester)
PBM	planetary ball milled
PBMC	peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
PC-3 cells	human caucasian prostate adenocarcinoma cell line
PC-3–R cells	resistance human caucasian prostate adenocarcinoma cell line
PCL	poly(ε-caprolactone)
PEG	poly(ethylene glycol)
PDLA	poly(D,L-lactide)
PLA	poly(lactide)
PLGA	poly(lactide-co-glycolide)
PLGA-ATRA	poly(lactide-co-glycolide) all-trans-retinoic acid
PM	platelet membrane
PNT2 cells	normal human prostate cell line
PPI	poly(propylene imine)
PTT	photo-thermal therapy
Ptx	paclitaxel
Res	resveratrol
Res-AuNPs	Res-loaded gold nanoparticles
RLT	low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR)-binding peptide
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SA	stearic acid
SHBG	sex steroid hormone-binding globulin
SIRT1	sirtuins signalling pathway
SKBR-3 cells	human breast adenocarcinoma cell line
SPC	phosphatidylcholine
SLNPs	solid lipid nanoparticles
STTP	chitosan and sodium tripolyphosphate
TF	transferrin
TNF-α	tumour necrosis factor
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
Zol	zoledronate