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. 2025 Jun 25;17(13):2143. doi: 10.3390/cancers17132143
AJCC American Joint Committee on Cancer
ASCO American Society of Clinical Oncology
AUC Area Under the Curve
CHOP Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, and Prednisolone
CT Computed Tomography
CTLA-4 Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Associated Protein-4
DLBCL Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
EGFR Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
FAK Focal Adhesion Kinase
FGF Fibroblast Growth Factor
FOLFOX 5-Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, and Oxaliplatin
HITOC Hyperthermic Intrathoracic Chemotherapy
ICIs Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
IPC Indwelling Pleural Catheter
IV Intravenously
LDCT Low-Dose Computed Tomography
MPD Malignant Pleural Disease
MPE Malignant Pleural Effusion
MPM Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
MTD Maximum Tolerated Dose
NSCLC Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
OS Overall Survival
PDGFR-α Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-Alpha
PD-L1 Programmed Death-Ligand 1
PEL Primary Effusion Lymphoma
PET Positron Emission Tomography
PFS Progression-Free Survival
PITAC Pressurized Intrathoracic Aerosol Chemotherapy
PLD Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin
PMBCL Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma
RCT Randomized Controlled Trial
SCLC Small Cell Lung Cancer
TILs Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha
TNM Tumor, Node, Metastasis
US United States
VATS Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
WHO World Health Organization
XELOX Capecitabine and Oxaliplatin