| 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 |