| 6-MP | 6-mercaptopurine |
| APTES | 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane |
| BG | Bright green |
| CH | Chitosan |
| COS | Chitosan oligosaccharide |
| CPC | Polymer composites of clay materials |
| CPT | Camptothecin |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| CUR | Curcumin |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| FA | Folate |
| FR | Folate receptor |
| GEM | Gemcitabine |
| HNTs | Halloysite nanotubes |
| LbL | Layer-by-layer |
| MMT | Montmorillonite |
| MTX | Methotrexate |
| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| ODNs | Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides |
| OL | Oxaliplatin |
| OSA | Osteosarcoma |
| PAMAM | Poly (amidoamine) |
| PLGA | Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| PLLA | Poly (l-lactide) |
| RES | Resveratrol |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| TMX | Tamoxifen |
| TPGS | Poly (lactide) (PLA)-d-α-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate |