| AFP | Alpha-fetoprotein |
| APC | Antigen-presenting cell |
| CaP | Calcium phosphate |
| CAR-T cells | T cells with chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) on their surface |
| CEA | Carcino-embryonic antigen |
| ChP | Cholesterol-Pullulan |
| CpG | Cytosine-phosphate-Guanine dinucleotide |
| CpG ODN | Single-stranded synthetic DNA molecule that contains a cytosine triphosphate deoxynucleotide followed by a guanine triphosphate deoxynucleotide |
| CXCR4 | C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 |
| DC | Dendritic cell |
| DEPC1 | Diethyl pyrocarbonate 1 |
| FOXM1 | Forkhead box protein |
| G17DT | Gastrimmune |
| GNP | Gold nanoparticle |
| HA | Hemagglutinin |
| KIF20A | Kinesin-like protein |
| MAGE | Melanoma-associated antigen |
| MSN | Mesoporous silicon nanoparticle |
| MUC-1 | Mucin-1 |
| MWCNT | Multi-walled carbon nanotube |
| NLG919 | Navoximod |
| NP | Nanoparticle |
| NP-PDA | Polydopamine nanoparticle |
| NY-ESO-1 | New York esophageal squamous cell carcinoma 1 |
| ODN | Oligodeoxynucleotide |
| OVA | Ovalbumin |
| OXA | Oxaliplatin |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PEG | Polyethylene glycol |
| PEI | Polyethyleneimine |
| PGA | Polyglutamic acid |
| PLGA | Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) |
| Poly I:C | Polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid |
| RNAi | RNA interference |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TAA | Tumor-associated antigen |
| TAM | Tumor-associated macrophage |
| TCL | Tumor cell lysis/lysate |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| URLC10 | Up-regulated in lung cancer 10 |
| VEGFR1 | Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1 |