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. 2026 Jul 14;15(14):5521. doi: 10.3390/jcm15145521
5-FU 5-fluorouracil
ADC(s) antibody–drug conjugate(s)
AE adverse event
AJCC American Joint Committee on Cancer
AKT protein kinase B
ALK anaplastic lymphoma kinase
ALT alanine aminotransferase
AST aspartate aminotransferase
ATM ataxia telangiectasia mutated
BID twice daily
BRAF B-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase
BRCA breast cancer susceptibility gene
BRCA1/2 breast cancer gene 1/2
BTC biliary tract cancer
CA19-9 carbohydrate antigen 19-9
CBC complete blood count
CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index
CD28 cluster of differentiation 28
CD86 cluster of differentiation 86
cfDNA circulating cell-free DNA
CI confidence interval
CRC colorectal cancer
CRT chemoradiotherapy
ctDNA circulating tumor DNA
dMMR deficient mismatch repair/mismatch repair deficiency
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
DDR DNA damage repair
DOR duration of response
DXd deruxtecan payload
ECG electrocardiogram
ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ERBB2 Erb-B2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2
ERK extracellular signal-regulated kinase
EU European Union
EUS endoscopic ultrasound
FGFR2 fibroblast growth factor receptor 2
FOLFIRI folinic acid, fluorouracil, and irinotecan
FOLFIRINOX/mFOLFIRINOX folinic acid, fluorouracil, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin/modified FOLFIRINOX
FOLFOX folinic acid, fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin
GAP GTPase-activating protein
G-CSF granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
GEF guanine nucleotide exchange factor
GDP guanosine diphosphate
GI gastrointestinal
GTP guanosine triphosphate
HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HRD homologous recombination deficiency
HRR homologous recombination repair
ICI(s) immune checkpoint inhibitor(s)
IHC immunohistochemistry
ILD interstitial lung disease
iRECIST immune Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
ISH in situ hybridization
KRAS Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
LFTs liver function tests
LV leucovorin
MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinase
MEK mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
MHC-II major histocompatibility complex class II
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
MSI(-H) microsatellite instability(-high)
(m)TMB (measured) tumor mutational burden
MTD maximum tolerated dose
mTOR mechanistic target of rapamycin
Nab-paclitaxel nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel
NALIRIFOX liposomal irinotecan, fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin
Nal-IRI nanoliposomal irinotecan
NF-κB nuclear factor kappa B
NGS next-generation sequencing
NRAS neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog
NRG1 neuregulin 1
NSCLC non-small-cell lung cancer
NTRK1/2/3 neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase 1/2/3
ORR objective response rate
OS overall survival
PALB2 partner and localizer of BRCA2
PARP poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase
PD-1 programmed cell death protein 1
PD-L1 programmed death-ligand 1
PDAC pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PFS progression-free survival
PI3K phosphoinositide 3-kinase
QoL quality of life
RAL RAS-like proto-oncogene
RAF rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma kinase
RAS rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
R0 microscopically margin-negative resection
R1 microscopically margin-positive resection
RECIST (1.1) Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (version 1.1)
RET rearranged during transfection
RNA ribonucleic acid
RP2D recommended phase II dose
RTK receptor tyrosine kinase
SBRT stereotactic body radiotherapy
SHP2 Src homology region 2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 2
SOS son of sevenless homolog
TAS-102 trifluridine/tipiracil
TCR T-cell receptor
T-DXd trastuzumab deruxtecan
TEAE treatment-emergent adverse event
TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone
US United States
VTE venous thromboembolism