| APC | antigen-presenting cell |
| APM | Antigen presentation machinery |
| BRCA1 | Breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein |
| CRT | calreticulin |
| ccRCC | clear cell renal cell carcinoma |
| CLIP | class II-associated invariant chain peptide |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| CTL | cytotoxic T lymphocyte |
| DAMP | Danger-Associated Molecular Pattern |
| EMT | Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| ERAP | endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase protein |
| EZH2 | Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 |
| FOXP3 | Forkhead Box Protein 3 |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HGSC | High-grade serous carcinoma |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| HNPCC | Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer |
| HNSCC | head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| ICI | immune checkpoint inhibitor |
| ICP | immune checkpoint |
| IFN-γ | interferon-gamma |
| IRF | Interferon Regulatory Factor |
| LOH | loss of heterozygosity |
| MDSC | myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| mRNA | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| NBR1 | Neighbor of BRCA1 gene 1 |
| NLRC5 | NOD-like Receptor C5 |
| NOS2 | Nitric oxide synthase 2 |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung cancer |
| OS | Overall survival |
| PAMP | Pathogen- Associated Molecular Pattern |
| PD-L1 | Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 |
| PLC | peptide-loading complex |
| PRC2 | Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 |
| RFX5 | Regulatory Factor X5 |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
| SLO | secondary lymphoid organs |
| TAA | Tumor-associated antigens |
| TAP | transporter associated with antigen processing |
| Tbet | T-box transcription factor TBX21 |
| TCR | T-cell receptor |
| TEIPP | T cell epitopes associated with impaired peptide processing |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| TRP1 | Tyrosinase-related protein 1 |
| TSA | Tumor-specific antigens |
| β2m | β2-microglobulin |