| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
| EBV(+) | Epstein-Barr virus-positive |
| NPC | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
| HPV | Human papillomavirus |
| HNC | Head and Neck Cancer |
| HNSCC | Head and neck squamous carcinoma |
| HPV(+) | Human papillomavirus-positive |
| HPV(−) | Human papillomavirus-negative |
| WES | Whole-exome sequencing |
| SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
| WGS | Whole-genome sequencing |
| CYLD | Cylindromatosis |
| EBERs | Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded small RNAs |
| LMP1 | Latent-membrane protein 1 |
| PDXs | Patient-derived xenografts |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung cancer |
| TRAF3 | TNF receptor associated factor 3 |
| RTK | receptor-tyrosine kinase |