Gal	Galectin
IHC	Immunohistochemistry
IRS	Immunoreactivity score
DFS	Disease-free survival
OS	Overall survival
BRCA	Breast cancer gene
CRD	Carbohydrate-recognition domain
LGALS8	Human Gal-8 gene
LGALS9	Human Gal-9 gene
FIGO	Fédération Internationale de Gynécologie et d’Obstétrique
UICC	Union for International Cancer Control
PCTA-1	Prostate carcinoma tumor antigen-1
CD8	cluster of differentiation 8
CD4	cluster of differentiation 4
TIM3	T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing-3
T reg	T-regulatory
TMA	Tissue micro array
FFPE	Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded
WHO	World Health Organization
TNM	T = tumor, N = lymph nodes, M = metastasis
PBS	phosphate buffered saline