| cRGDY | cyclic arginine-glycine-aspartic acid-tyrosine |
| CT | computed tomography |
| DMSO | dimethyl sulfoxide |
| DTT | dithiothreitol |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| ICG | indocyanine green |
| NIR | near-infrared |
| mAbs | monoclonal antibodies |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PIT | photoimmunotherapy |
| SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
| ssDNA | single-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid |
| SLN | sentinel lymph node |
| TEM | transmission electron microscopy |
| TLC | thin-layer chromatography |