| aNSCLC | non-oncogene addicted advanced non-small cell lung cancer |
| PD-L1 | programmed death-ligand 1 |
| TMB | tumor mutation burden |
| IO | immunotherapy |
| H-TMB | high TMB |
| L-TMB | low TMB |
| S-pts | smoking patients |
| NS-pts | never-smoking patients |
| DDR | DNA damage response and repair |
| ECOG PS | Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score |
| NGS | next generation sequencing |
| PD | progressive disease |
| RECIST | Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors |
| CR | complete response |
| PR | partial response |
| SD | stable disease |
| ORR | objective response rate |
| bNGS | blood-based NGS |
| BEP | biomarker-evaluable population |
| OS | overall survival |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ALK | anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
| COSMIC | Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer |
| Mb | megabase |
| bTMB | blood TMB (bTMB) |
| C | communities |