Gal-9	Galectin-9
TIME	tumor immune microenvironment
PD-1	programmed death-1
PD-L1	PD-Ligand-1
Gals	Galectins
CRD	carbohydrate recognition domain
LAMP2	lysosomal-associated membrane protein 2
PDI	protein disulfide bond isomerase
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
Gal-1	Galectin-1
Gal-3	Galectin-3
Gal-8	Galectin-8
TAM	tumor-associated macrophage
APCs	antigen-presenting cells
Treg cells	Regulatory T-cells
N-CRD	N-terminal Carbohydrate Recognition Domain
C-CRD	C-terminal CRD
AML	acute myeloid leukemia
MDS	Myelodysplastic syndromes
TIM-3	T cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing-3
VISTA	V-domain Ig-containing suppressors of T cell activation
NK cells	natural killer cells
TF	treatment failure
CR	complete remission
CLL	chronic lymphocytic leukemia
IFN-γ	interferon-γ
B-ALL	B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
ALL	acute lymphoblastic leukemia
BLL	B-lymphocytic leukemia
CCK18	cysteine-cleaved keratin 18
OS	overall survival
DFS	disease-free survival
RFS	recurrence-free survival
TNBC	triple-negative breast cancer
TIL	tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte
SCLC	small cell lung cancer
NSCLC	non-small cell lung cancer
LCNEC	lung large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
PSC	pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HBV	chronic hepatitis B virus
GC	gastric cancer
PPARγ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ
VEGFR-3	vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3
IGF-1R	insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor
GB	glioblastoma
DCs	dendritic cells
EAC	esophageal adenocarcinoma
ESCC	esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
IGF	insulin-like growth factor
FGFR3	fibroblast growth factor receptor 3
PCDC	plasmacytoid dendritic cell-like macrophages
MIBC	muscle-invasive bladder cancer
BMDM	bone marrow-derived macrophages
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
MCP-1	monocyte chemotactic protein-1
MDC	macrophage-derived chemokines
Th1 cells	helper T cells 1
Th2 cells	helper T cells 2
IgG1	immunoglobulin G1
STING	stimulator of interferon genes