| 3MA | 3-methyladenine |
| ADT | androgen deprivation therapy |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| CI | pan-caspase inhibitor |
| CRPC | castration-resistant prostate cancer |
| DCFH2-DA | 2′,7′-Dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DR-P27 | 9-epipolygodial |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| IAP | inhibitors of apoptosis |
| MPCCs | micropatterned co-cultures |
| MTT | 3–4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl,2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide |
| NAC | N-acetyl cysteine |
| NEC | necrostatin-1 |
| OSCC | oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| PCa | prostate cancer |
| PG | polygodial |
| PI | propidium Iodide |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| TBST | tris-buffered saline tween |