| CCLE | Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia |
| IFNγ | interferon-γ |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death-1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed cell death-1-ligand 1 |
| PD-L2 | programmed cell death-1-ligand 2 |
| PMA | phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction |
| rhHGF | recombinant human hepatocyte growth factor |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TKI | tyrosine kinase inhibitor |