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. 2024 Mar 12;25(6):3225. doi: 10.3390/ijms25063225
Acronym Definition Acronym Definition
APC Antigen-presenting cell NY-ESO-1 New York esophageal squamous cell carcinoma 1
ATMP Advanced-therapy medicinal product PD-1 Programmed cell death protein 1
CAR-T Chimeric antigen receptor–T cell PD-L1 Programmed death ligand 1
CSC Cancer stem cell scFv Single-chain variable fragment
CTLA-4 Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 TAM Tumor-associated macrophage
CTLs Cytotoxic T lymphocytes TCR T cell receptor
ECM Extracellular matrix TFH T follicular helper
EGF Epidermal growth factor TGF Transforming growth factor
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor TIGIT T-cell immunoreceptor and ITIM domains
HER2 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 TIL Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte
ICI Immune checkpoint inhibitor Tim-3 T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain 3
IDO Indolamine-2,3-dioxygenase TMB Tumor mutational burden
LAG-3 Lymphocyte activation gene-3 TME Tumor microenvironment
MDSC Myeloid-derived suppressor cell TNF Tumor necrosis factor
MMP Matrix metalloprotease Treg Regulatory T cell
MYCN N-myc proto-oncogene VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor