CAF	cancer-associated fibroblasts
CRC	colorectal cancer
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
G-CSF	granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
ICAM	intercellular adhesion molecule
IGF	insulin-like growth factor
IL	interleukin
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MDSC	myeloid-derived suppressor cell
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
MPE	molecular pathological epidemiology
NETs	neutrophil extracellular traps
NLR	neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
ROS	reactive oxygen species
TAM	tumor-associated macrophage
TAN	tumor-associated neutrophil
TGF-β	transforming growth factor-beta
TIMP-1	tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases-1
TNF	tumor necrosis factor
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor