| ICI | immune checkpoint inhibitor |
| CAR-T | chimeric antigen receptor-T |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor α |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor κB |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death 1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed cell death 1-ligand 1 |
| CTLA-4 | cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 |
| OS | overall survival |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| ORR | objective response rate |
| SBRT | stereotactic body radiation therapy |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| TMB | tumor mutation burden |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |
| FGFR | fibroblast growth factor receptor |
| PDGFR | platelet-derived growth factor receptor |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| shRNA | short hairpin ribonucleic acid |
| miRNA | micro ribonucleic acid |
| MSC | mesenchymal stromal cells |
| TTFields | tumor-treating fields |