| APC | Adenomatous polyposis coli |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| CSC | Cancer stem cell |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EZH2 | Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| GBM | Glioblastoma multiforme |
| GSC | Glioblastoma stem-like cell |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| HIF | Hypoxia inducible factor |
| JAK | Janus family kinase |
| MGMT | O6-Methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase |
| MiRNA | MicroRNA |
| MTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| NICD | Notch intracellular domain |
| NSC | Neural stem cell |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| RT | Radiation therapy |
| SHH | Sonic hedgehog |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor beta |
| TMZ | Temozolomide |