| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| SCLC | small cell lung cancer |
| CXCR4 | C-X-C chemokine receptor 4 |
| GPCR | G protein-coupled receptor |
| SDF-1 | stromal cell-derived factor 1 |
| DRY motif | Aspartate-Arginine-Tyrosine triplet |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| TCR and BCR | T cell and B cell receptors |
| IGS | immune gene surrender |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| LMP1 | EB virus-encoded protein |
| LINC00922 | Long Intergenic Non-Protein Coding RNA 00922 |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| GRK6 | G protein-coupled receptor kinase 6 |
| HIV-1 | Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 |
| ASC | adenocarcinoma-squamous cell carcinoma |
| DFS | disease-free survival |
| OS | overall survival rates |
| MIF | Macrophage migration inhibitory factor |
| MDSC | Myeloid-derived suppressor cells |
| MICs | metastasis-initiating cells |
| OMWW | Olive Mill Wastewater |
| CSCs | cancer stem cells |
| IR | ionizing radiation |
| TLS | tertiary lymphoid structures |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| cDC1s | type 1 dendritic cells |