| ADC | adenocarcinoma |
| AP | appearance |
| bg | beige mutation |
| cMDI | carcinogen-induced mouse-derived isografts |
| CRL | Charles River Laboratories |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| FACS | fluorescence activated cell sorter |
| FPKM | fragments per kilobase million |
| HS/HAL | histiocytic sarcoma//histiocyte-associated lymphoma |
| ICPI | immune checkpoint inhibitors |
| IFN | interferon |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| IRE | internal relative expression |
| LN | lymph node |
| MCA | 3-methylcholanthrene |
| mCTLA-4 | mouse cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 |
| MDI | Mouse-derived isografts |
| cMDI | carcinogen-induced mouse-derived isograft |
| sMDI | spontaneous mouse-derived isograft |
| MDSC | myeloid-derived suppressor cells |
| MΦ | macrophage |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| M-MDSC | monocytic MDSC |
| MMR | macrophage mannose receptor |
| MNU | N-methyl-N-nitrosourea |
| mPD-1 | mouse programmed cell death protein 1 |
| NOD | non-obese diabetic |
| NOD mice | non-obese diabetic mice |
| NOS | not otherwise specified |
| NSG mice | NOD SCID gamma mice |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PDX | patient-derived xenografts |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| RNA-Seq | RNA whole transcriptome shotgun sequencing |
| RPKM | reads per kilobase million |
| RRT | real running time |
| SCID | severe combined immunodeficiency disease |
| SCID mice | severe combined immunodeficiency mice |
| SCID/bg | SCID beige mutation |
| SCID/bg mice | severe combined immunodeficiency beige mice |
| TATA | tumor-associated transplantation antigens |
| Treg | regulatory T-cells |
| TTW | treatment time window |
| UKCCCR | United Kingdom Coordinating Committee of Cancer Research |