| CSC | cancer stem cell |
| CXCL | cysteine-X-cysteine ligand |
| CXCR | cysteine-X-cysteine chemokine receptor |
| CTL | cytotoxic T lymphocyte |
| EMT | epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| FAK | focal-adhesion kinase |
| IL | interleukin |
| IL-8R | interleukin-8 receptor |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MDSC | myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| MUC1-C | mucin 1 C-terminal subunit |
| NK | natural killer cell |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PLC | phospholipase C |
| PPP | palmoplantar pustulosis |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| Treg | T regulatory cell |
| TAN | tumor-associated neutrophil |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |