| PD-1 | Programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PD-L1 | Programmed death-ligand 1 |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| mAbs | Monoclonal antibodies |
| DCs | Dendritic cells |
| NK | Natural killer |
| NKT | Natural killer T |
| ITIM | Immune tyrosine-based inhibitory motif |
| ITSM | Inhibitory tyrosine-based switch motif |
| Ig | Immune globin |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-γ |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| IL | Interleukin |
| PENT | Phosphatase and tensin homolog |
| Treg | Regulatory T cells |
| TIL | Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes |
| ZAP | Zeta-chain-associated protein |
| CTLs | Cytotoxic T lymphocytes |
| APCs | Antigen presenting cells |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| ADCC | Antibody-dependent cellular toxicity |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung cancer |
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