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. 2026 Sep 1;15(5):80. doi: 10.3390/antib15050080
ADC Antibody–drug conjugate
ADCC Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity
ADCP Antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis
AKT Protein kinase B
APC Adenomatous polyposis coli
B7-H3 B7 homolog 3
BiTE Bispecific T cell engager
BRAF B-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase
bsAb Bispecific antibody
bsADC Bispecific antibody–drug conjugate
CAB Conditionally active biologic
CAR Chimeric antigen receptor
CD3 Cluster of differentiation 3
CD8 Cluster of differentiation 8
CD44 Cluster of differentiation 44
CD47 Cluster of differentiation 47
CD133 Cluster of differentiation 133/prominin-1
CD137/4-1BB Cluster of differentiation 137
CD166 Cluster of differentiation 166/activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM)
CDC Complement-dependent cytotoxicity
CDH17 Cadherin-17
CEACAM5 Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 5
CH3 Constant heavy chain domain 3
CLDN18.2 Claudin 18.2
c-MET Mesenchymal–epithelial transition factor (MET receptor)
CPT2 Camptothecin 2
CRC Colorectal cancer
CSC Cancer stem cell
CTLA-4 Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
DAR Drug-to-antibody ratio
dMMR Deficient mismatch repair
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
DXd Deruxtecan
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
EpCAM Epithelial cell adhesion molecule
EphA-2 Ephrin type-A receptor 2
Fc Fragment crystallizable region
FcγR Fc gamma receptor
FOLFIRI Folinic acid, fluorouracil, and irinotecan
FOLFOX Folinic acid, fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin
GI Gastrointestinal
GPCR G protein-coupled receptor
GUCY2C Guanylate cyclase 2C
HC Heavy chain
HER2 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HER3 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 3
HLA Human leukocyte antigen
IgG Immunoglobin G
IgG1 Immunoglobin G1
ISC Intestinal stem cell
KRAS Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
LAG-3 Lymphocyte activation gene 3
LC Light chain
LGR5 Leucine-rich repeat-containing G protein-coupled receptor 5
LY6G6D Lymphocyte Antigen 6 Family Member G6D
mAb Monoclonal antibody
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
mCRC Metastatic colorectal cancer
MHC Major histocompatibility complex
MLH1 MutL homolog 1, mismatch repair system component
MMAE Monomethyl auristatin E
MMAF Monomethyl auristatin F
MSH2 MutS homolog 2, mismatch repair system component
MSH6 MutS homolog 6, mismatch repair system component
MSI Microsatellite instability
MSI-high Microsatellite instability-high
MSS Microsatellite stable
MTD Maximum tolerated dose
NK Natural killer
NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer
PBD Pyrrolobenzodiazepine
PD-1 Programmed cell death protein 1
PD-L1 Programmed death-ligand 1
PI3K Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PI3KCA Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha
PMS2 PMS1 homolog 2, mismatch repair system component
RAS Rat sarcoma (RAS family of small GTPases)
RSL3 RAS-selective lethal 3
RTK Receptor tyrosine kinase
scFv Single-chain variable fragment
SCLC Small cell lung cancer
SMAD4 SMAD family member 4
TCR T cell receptor
T-DXd Trastuzumab deruxtecan
TNFR2 Tumor necrosis factor receptor 2
Top1i Topoisomerase I inhibitor
TP53 Tumor protein p53
TRAE Treatment-related adverse event
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR2 Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2