| HPV | Human papilloma Virus |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| SIL | Squamous intra-epithelial lesion |
| AIN | Anal intra-epithelial neoplasia |
| HSIL | High-grade intraepithelial lesion |
| LSIL | Low-grade intraepithelial lesions |
| SCCA | Squamous cell carcinoma of anus |
| SISCCA | Superficially invasive squamous cell carcinoma |
| 5-FU | 5-Fluorouracil |
| APR | Abdominoperineal resection |
| NCCN | National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
| ANCHOR | Anal-Cancer HSIL Outcomes Research |
| HRA | High Resolution Anoscopy |
| ACT | Anal Cancer Trial |
| OS | Overall survival |
| PFS | Progression-free survival |
| CCR | Complete clinical response |
| PD-1 | Programmed death-1 |
| PD-L1 | Programmed dealth-ligand 1 |
| ACT | Anal Cancer Trial |
| ctDNA | Circulating tumor DNA |
| TIL | Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes |