ALT	alternative lengthening of telomeres
BSCB	blood–spinal cord barrier
CAR	coxsackievirus–adenovirus receptor
CED	convection-enhanced delivery
CNS	central nervous system
DIPG	diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
GFP	green fluorescent protein
HDAC	histone deacetylase
HSV	herpes simplex virus
hTERT	human telomerase reverse transcriptase
HVEM	herpesvirus entry mediator
IMSCT	intramedullary spinal cord tumor
MPNST	malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
NOMS	neurologic, oncologic, mechanical, and systemic
OV	oncolytic virus
PD-L1	programmed death-ligand 1
PR	partial response
RGD	arginine–glycine–aspartate (motif)
SBRT	stereotactic body radiotherapy
SINS	Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-β
VSV	vesicular stomatitis virus
WBB	Weinstein–Boriani–Biagini (staging system)
WHO	World Health Organization