| AUC | area under the curve |
| BEV | bacterial extracellular vesicle |
| BFT | bacteroides fragilis toxin |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| CAR | chimeric antigen receptor |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| DCA | deoxycholic acid |
| DCR | disease control rate |
| dMMMR | mismatch repair-deficient |
| ETBF | enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis |
| FMT | fecal microbiota transplantation |
| ICI | immune checkpoint inhibitor |
| mCRC | metastatic colorectal cancer |
| MSI-H | high microsatellite instability |
| MSS | microsatellite-stable |
| MDSC | myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| NET | neutrophil extracellular trap |
| NGP | next-generation probiotic |
| NK | natural killer |
| NLR | neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio |
| NSCLC | non-small-cell lung cancer |
| ORR | objective response rate |
| OS | overall survival |
| OTC | over-the-counter |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed death-ligand 1 |
| pMMR | proficient mismatch repair |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| SCFA | short-chain fatty acid |
| TIGIT | T-cell immunoreceptor with immunoglobulin and ITIM domains |
| TIME | tumor immune microenvironment |