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. 2025 Aug 18;17(16):2687. doi: 10.3390/cancers17162687
4-MU 4-Methylumbelliferone
AQ4N Banoxantrone (prodrug of AQ4)
BBB Blood–Brain Barrier
BACE1 β-site Amyloid Precursor Protein-Cleaving Enzyme 1
BMDM Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophage
BTB Blood–Tumor Barrier
CAR Chimeric Antigen Receptor
CD Cluster of Differentiation
CDN Cyclic Dinucleotide
Ce6 Chlorin e6
CeNP Cerium Oxide Nanoparticle
CCR2 C-C Chemokine Receptor Type 2
CCL2 C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 2
CCL5 C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 5
CNS Central Nervous System
CPPO Bis(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl) oxalate
CSF1 Colony-Stimulating Factor 1
CSF1R Colony-Stimulating Factor 1 Receptor
CTLA-4 Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte–Associated Antigen 4
CXCR4 C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
CXCL12 C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12 (also known as stromal cell-derived factor 1, SDF-1)
Dox Doxorubicin
EGFR Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor
FDA Food and Drug Administration
GAG Glycosaminoglycan
GBM Glioblastoma
GM-CSF Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
H-1PV H-1 Protoparvovirus
HIF-1α Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-alpha
HSV Herpes Simplex Virus
ICI Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor
IFN-γ Interferon-gamma
IL Interleukin
iNOS Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
M1 Classically Activated Macrophage (Pro-inflammatory)
M2 Alternatively Activated Macrophage (Immunosuppressive)
MDSC Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cell
mNOX-E36 Modified NOX-E36 (CCL2 inhibitor)
mTOR Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin
NK Natural Killer (Cell)
OLA-PEG Olaptesed Pegol
oHSV Oncolytic Herpes Simplex Virus
P2RY12 Purinergic Receptor P2Y12
PA1094T Near-Infrared Dye and Acoustic Agent
PD-1 Programmed Cell Death Protein 1
PD-L1 Programmed Death-Ligand 1
PDM Patient-Derived Microtumor
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase
PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
PTX Paclitaxel
RGDfK Arginine-Glycine-Aspartic Acid Peptide (cyclic form)
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
SALL1 Sal-Like Protein 1
SDF-1α Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1-alpha
SIRPα Signal Regulatory Protein Alpha
STING Stimulator of Interferon Genes
TAM Tumor-Associated Macrophage
TF Tissue Factor
TIL Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte
TMZ Temozolomide
TME Tumor Microenvironment
UDP Uridine Diphosphate
UGDH UDP-Glucose 6-Dehydrogenase
ZOL Zoledronate