| BBN2 | Antagonist bombesin peptide |
| CAR | Chimeric Antigen Receptor |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| EC50 | Half-maximum effective concentration |
| EDTA | Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid |
| EGFP | Enhanced green fluorescent protein |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| E:T | Effector-to-target cell |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| 68Ga | Gallium-68 |
| GRP | Gastrin-releasing peptide |
| GRPR | Gastrin-releasing peptide receptor |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| IC50 | Half-maximum inhibitory concentration |
| mAb | Monoclonal antibody |
| MW | Molecular weight |
| NOD-SCID | Non-obese diabetic–severe combined immune-deficient |
| PBMCs | Peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| radio-TLC | Radio-thin layer chromatography |
| scFv | Single-chain variable fragment |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| SE-HPLC | Size exclusion HPLC |
| SPAAC | Strain-promoted azide–alkyne cycloaddition |
| SPE | Solid-phase extraction |
| SPPS | Solid-phase peptide synthesis |
| SUV | Standard uptake value |
| TAA | Tumor-associated antigen |
| TAC | Time–activity curve |
| TCM | Central memory T-cells |
| TEM | Effector memory T-cells |
| TN/TSCM | Naïve and stem cell-like memory T-cells |
| TTE | Terminal effector T-cells |
| TM | Target module |
| UniCAR | Universal CAR |