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. 2025 Jul 23;26(15):7104. doi: 10.3390/ijms26157104
2D Two-dimensional
3D Three-dimensional
3D EVs Tumor spheroid-derived extracellular vesicles
ARF6 ADP-ribosylation factor 6
ASCs Adult tissue-resident stem cells
BMDC Bone marrow-derived cells
CAF Cancer-associated fibroblast
CEA Carcinoembryonic antigen
CRC Colorectal cancer
ECs Endothelial cells
ESCRT Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport
ESCs Embryonic stem cells
EVs Extracellular vesicles
FAP Familial adenomatous polyposis
FBS Fetal bovine serum
Fc Fragment crystallizable
FLT1 Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
GBM Glioblastoma
GelMA Gelatin methacrylate
GMP Good manufacturing practice
HA Hyaluronic acid
HSC Hepatic stellate cell
IL-4 Interleukin-4
IL-6 Interleukin-6
IL-8 Interleukin-8
IL-13 Interleukin-13
ILV Intraluminal vesicle
iPSCs Induced pluripotent stem cells
MDSC Myeloid-derived suppressor cell
METTL3 Methyltransferase-like 3
MIO NPs Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
MMPs Matrix metalloproteinases
MTS Multicellular tumor spheroids
MVBs Multivesicular bodies
MVs Microvesicles
MSCs Mesenchymal stromal cells
NGF Nerve growth factor
NGFR NGF receptor
NK Natural Killer
PBMCs Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PD-1 Death protein 1
PDAC Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PD-L1 Programmed death-ligand 1
PDOs Patient-derived organoids
pHEMA Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)
PMN Pre-metastatic niches
SNARE SNAP receptor
SNAP Soluble NSF [N-ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Factor] attachment protein
TAM Tumor-associated macrophages
TEM Transmission Electron Microscopy
TME Tumor microenvironment
TMZ Temozolomide
TNBC Triple-negative breast cancer
T-reg Regulatory T cells
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
WJ-MSCs Wharton’s Jelly-derived MSCs