NK	Natural killer
TME	Tumor Microenvironment
ECM	Extracellular matrix
3D	Three-dimensional
CLPs	Common lymphoid progenitors
ADCC	Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity
KIR	Killer-cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptors
MHC-I	Major Histocompatibility Complex Class
FasL	Fas ligand
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
TRAIL	TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
DISC	Death-Inducing Signaling Complex
IL-2	Interleukin 2
IFN-α	Interferon-alpha
DCs	Dendritic cells
CSCs	Cancer Stem Cells
IFN-γ	Interferon-gamma
cDC1	Conventional type 1 dendritic cells
Th1	T-helper 1
CTCs	Circulating tumor cells
CAFs	Cancer-associated fibroblasts
MDSCs	Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
Treg	Regulatory T cells
cNK	Circulating NK cells
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor-beta
hTERT	Human telomerase
trNK	Tissue-resident NK cells
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
TAMs	Tumor-associated macrophages
PD-1	Programmed Death-1
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-alpha
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
MMPs	Matrix metalloproteinases
PGC-1α	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
ADAMs	A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase
ADO	Adenosine
EV	Extracellular vesicle
2D	Two-dimensional
PDO	Patients derived organoids
MTSs	Multicellular Tumor Spheroids
CAR	Chimeric antigen receptor
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
PLA	Polylactic acid
PLG	Poly lactide-co-glycolide
PLGA	Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
OoC	Organ-on-chip
PDTOs	Patient-derived immunocompetent tumor organoids
ALI	Air-liquid interface
CIML	Cytokine-induced memory-like NK cells