| A33-TCO | trans-Cyclooctene-modified humanized anti-a differentiation antigen (A33) monoclonal antibody |
| Ac4GalNAz | N-Azidoacetylgalactosamine tetraacylated |
| Ac3ManNAz | 1,3,4-Tri-O-acetyl-N-azidoacetylmannosamine |
| Ac4ManNAz | N-Azidoacetylmannosamine tetraacylated |
| ADCs | Monoclonal antibody-drug conjugates |
| ADIBO | Azadibenzocyclooctyne |
| ASCs | Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells |
| BCN | Bicyclo[6.1.0]nonyne |
| BCN-Ce6-CNPs | Glycol chitosan nanoparticle conjugated with bicyclo[6.1.0]nonyne and chlorine e6 |
| BCN-CNPs | Bicyclo[6.1.0]nonyne modified imageable glycol chitosan nanoparticle |
| CC49 | Anti-tumor associated glycoprotein 72 monoclonal anti body |
| CC49-TCO-DOX | CC49 conjugate with doxorubicin (DOX) via trans-cyclooctene linker |
| CEA | Carcinoembryonic antigen |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| CuAAC | Copper (I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition |
| DBCO | Dibenzyl cyclooctyne- |
| DBCO-650 | Dibenzyl cyclooctyne-SETA 650 |
| DBCO-liposome | Dibenzyl cyclooctyne conjugated PEGylated liposome |
| DBCO-NPs | Dibenzyl cyclooctyne-modified poly (lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles |
| DBCO-VC-Dox | Dibenzyl cyclooctyne-valine-cysteine-doxorubicin conjugate |
| DCL-AAM | Histone deacetylase/cathepsin l-responsive acetylated azidomannose |
| DIFO | Difluorinated cyclooctyne |
| DOTA | 1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane- N,N’,N”,N’”-tetraacetic acid |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EPR | Enhanced permeability and retention |
| HER-2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| iEDDA | Inverse electron demand Diels-Alder |
| mAb | Monoclonal antibodies |
| MR | Magnetic resonance |
| MSCs | Mesenchymal stem cells |
| Nano-MPs | Nano-sized metabolic precursors |
| NIR | Near-infrared |
| NOTA | 1,4,7-Triazacyclononane-N,N′,N”-triacetic acid |
| OCT | Cyclooctyne |
| PEG | Poly(ethylene glycol) |
| PET | Positron emission tomography |
| PLGA | Poly (lactide-co-glycolide) |
| PSA | Prostate-specific antigen |
| RI | Radio isotope |
| RR-S-Ac3ManNAz | Arg-Arg-p-aminobenzyloxycarbonyl-1,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-N-azidoacetylmannosamine |
| SPAAC | Strain-promoted [3 + 2] azide-alkyne cycloaddition |
| SPECT | Single-photon emission computed tomography |
| TAG72 | Tumor associated glycoprotein 72 |
| TCO | trans-Cyclooctene |
| TCO-anti-VEGFR2 | trans-Cyclooctene-conjugated anti-vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 |
| Tz | Tetrazines |