AEs	adverse events
CCK-BR	cholecystokinin B receptor
CTCAE	Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
EMT	epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
ER	epitope retrieval
FFPE	Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded
GEEs	Generalized Estimating Equations
GEM-NAB-P	gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel
GPCRs	G-protein-coupled receptors
MASH	metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis
H&E	hematoxylin and eosin
MPQ	McGill Pain Questionnaire
NK	natural killer
PDAC	pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PSCs	pancreatic stellate cells
RT	room temperature
TAMs	tumor-associated macrophages
TID	three times daily
TILs	tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
TME	tumor microenvironment
ULN	upper limit of normal