bFGF	basic fibroblast growth factor
CAFs	cancer-associated fibroblasts
CCL	C-C motif chemokine
CTLA-4	T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4
CXCL1	chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1 (GROα)
DDA	data dependent acquisition
DIA	data independent acquisition
DIADI	direct immunoaffinity desorption/ionization
ECL	electrochemiluminescence
ELISpot	enzyme-linked immunospot assay
EVs	extracellular vesicles
G-CSF	granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
GDF15	growth/differentiation factor 15
GM-CSF	granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
GROα	GRO1 oncogene
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HPLC	high-performance liquid chromatography
IFN	interferon
IGF	insulin-like growth factor
IL	interleukin
IL-10	interferon gamma-induced protein 10
IL1-ra	interleukin-1 receptor antagonist
IMR	immunomagnetic reduction
KGF	keratinocyte growth factor
MALDI	matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation
MART-1	melanoma-associated antigen recognized by T cells 1
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
M-CSF	macrophage colony-stimulating factor
MIF	macrophage migration inhibitory factor
MIP-1β	macrophage inflammatory protein-1β
MRM	multiple reaction monitoring
MS	mass spectrometry
MS/MS	tandem mass spectrometry
NK	natural killer
NRG-1	neuregulin-1
PBMCs	peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PD-1	programmed cell-death protein 1
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PD-ligand	ligand of PD-1 receptor
PEA	proximity extension assay
PLA	proximity ligation assay
SCF	stem cell factor
Simoa	single molecule array
SISCAPA	stable isotope standards and capture by anti-peptide antibodies
SMC	single molecule counting
SRM	selected reaction monitoring
SWATH-MS	sequential windowed acquisition of all theoretical mass spectra
TAMs	tumour-associated macrophages
TARC	thymus and activation regulated chemokine (CCL17)
TGFβ	transforming growth factor-β
TNFα	tumour necrosis factor-α
Tregs	regulatory T-cells
VEGF-A	vascular endothelial growth factor A