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. 2026 Sep 25;18(19):3112. doi: 10.3390/cancers18193112
5-FU Fluorouracil
CA 19-9 Carbohydrate antigen 19-9
CD4+/CD8+ Cluster of differentiation 4/8 (T-lymphocyte subsets)
CE-CT Contrast-enhanced computed tomography
CI Confidence interval
COX-2 Cyclooxygenase-2
CR Complete response
CRC Colorectal cancer
CTCAE Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events
CXCR4 C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
CypA Cyclophilin A
DCR Disease control rate
dMMR Mismatch repair deficiency
DoR Duration of response
ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
EORTC QLQ-C30 European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire–Core 30
EORTC QLQ-PAN26 European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire–Pancreatic Cancer Module
ERK Extracellular signal-regulated kinase
EUS Endoscopic ultrasound
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FOLFIRINOX Folinic acid, fluorouracil, irinotecan, and oxaliplatin (chemotherapy regimen)
FUS/HIFU Focused ultrasound/high-intensity focused ultrasound
GLOBOCAN Global Cancer Observatory (global cancer statistics database)
GTP Guanosine triphosphate
HR Hazard ratio
HRD Homologous recombination deficiency
IC50 Half-maximal inhibitory concentration
irAE Immune-related adverse event
ITT Intention-to-treat
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MDSCs Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
mITT Modified intention-to-treat
MMP Matrix metalloproteinase
mPDAC Metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
MSI-H Microsatellite instability-high
MSS Microsatellite-stable
MTD Maximum tolerated dose
N Number of patients (cohort size)
NALIRIFOX Liposomal irinotecan, fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin (chemotherapy regimen)
NAT Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
ncHRD Non-core homologous recombination deficiency
NCRT Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
NE Not evaluable
NF-κB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NIH National Institutes of Health
NR Not reached/not reported
NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer
ORR Objective response rate
OS Overall survival
PARP Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase
PASC Pancreatic adenocarcinoma with squamous differentiation
PD Progressive disease
PDAC Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PD-1 Programmed cell death protein 1
PFS Progression-free survival
PICO Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome
PK Pharmacokinetic(s)
PK/PD Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic
PR Partial response
PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews
QoL Quality of life
R0 Microscopically complete resection (negative margin)
RCT Randomized controlled trial
RECIST Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
RoB 2.0 Cochrane Risk of Bias tool for randomized trials, version 2.0
SAE Serious adverse event
SD Stable disease
Sp1 Specificity protein 1
TAMs Tumor-associated macrophages
TME Tumor microenvironment
Tmax Time to maximum plasma concentration
TRAE Treatment-related adverse event
Tregs Regulatory T cells