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. 2025 Aug 19;13(3):143. doi: 10.3390/medsci13030143
NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer
ICIs Immune checkpoint inhibitors
PFS Progression free survival
OS Overall survival
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
ALK Anaplastic lymphoma kinase
ROS1 ROS proto-oncogene 1
PD-1 Programmed death-1
PD-L1 PD-ligand 1
CTLA-4 cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4
TME Tumor microenvironment
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
APC Antigen presenting cells
Tregs Regulatory T cells
MDSCs Myeloid-derived suppressive cells
TAMs Tumor-associated macrophages
imDC Immature dendritic cells
RET Rearranged during transfection
TMB Tumor mutation burden
HIF-1α Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha
IRRC Independent Regulatory Review
FGF Fibroblast growth factor
TKI Tyrosine kinase inhibitor