5-FU |
5-fluorouracil |
AK |
actinic keratosis |
APC |
antigen-presenting cells |
BCC |
basal cell carcinoma |
BCG |
Bacillus Calmette–Guérin |
BD |
Bowen’s disease |
BSM |
breast skin metastases |
bFGF |
basic fibroblast growth factor |
CTB |
cathepsin B |
CTD |
cathepsin D |
EMPD |
extramammary Paget’s disease |
DC |
dendritic cells |
FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
FLICE |
Fas-associated death domain-like IL-1β-converting enzyme inhibitory protein |
G-CSF |
granulocyte colony stimulating factor |
GM-CSF |
granulocyte and monocyte stimulating factor |
HPV |
human papillomavirus |
IM |
imiquimod |
IRM |
immune response modifiers |
LC |
Langerhans cells |
LM |
lentigo maligna |
MF |
mycosis fungoides |
MHC |
major histocompatibility complex |
MIP |
macrophage inflammatory proteins |
MIS |
melanoma in situ |
MMP-9 |
matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
NK cells |
natural killer cells |
NMSC |
nonmelanoma skin cancer |
NOS |
nitric oxide synthase |
nBCC |
nodular basal cell carcinoma |
pDC |
plasmacytoid dendritic cells |
PCL |
primary cutaneous lymphoma |
PDT |
photodynamic therapy |
PTCH |
protein patched homolog |
RCT |
randomized clinical trial |
sBCC |
superficial basal cell carcinoma |
PAMP |
pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
PCL |
primary cutaneous lymphoma |
SCC |
squamous cell carcinoma |
TAAs |
tumour-associated antigens |
TIMP |
tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase |
TLR |
Toll-like receptor |
TRAIL |
TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
TSP-1 |
thrombospondin-1 |
UV |
ultraviolet |
VEGF |
vascular endothelial growth factor |