17-AAG	17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin
A2MR	Alpha 2 macroglobulin receptor
AAb	Autoantibody
ABC	ATP-binding cassette
APC	Antigen-presenting cell
BiP	Binding immunoglobulin protein
CAF	Cancer-associated fibroblast
CBX	Chromobox protein
CDC37	Cell division control 37
CDK	Cyclin-dependent kinase
CIC	Cancer-initiating cell
CML	Chronic myelogenous leukemia
CR	Complete response
CRC	Colorectal cancer
CRPC	Castration-resistant prostate cancer
CSC	Cancer stem cell
CTC	Circulating tumor cell
ctDNA	Circulating tumor DNA
CTGF	Connective tissue growth factor
CTL	Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte
CXC	Cysteine-X-cysteine motif
DAMP	Damage-associated molecular pattern, danger-associated molecular pattern
DM	Diabetes mellitus
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT	Epithelial to mesenchymal transition
EV	Extracellular vesicle
EV-Hsp	Extracellular vesicle-associated heat shock protein
ex-Hsp	Extracellular HSP
FcR	Fragment-crystallizable receptor
GP96	Glycoprotein 96
GRP	Glucose-regulated protein
HIF	Hypoxia-inducible factor
HP1	Heterochromatin protein 1
HSF	Heat shock factor
HSP	Heat shock protein
ILV	Intra-luminal vesicle
IRAK	IL-1 receptor-associated kinase
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
LRP1	Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1
MDSC	Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
MSC	Mesenchymal stem cell
mTOR	Mammalian target of rapamycin
MV	Microvesicle
MVB	Multi-vesicular body
Myd88	Myeloid differentiation 88
MZF1	Myeloid zinc finger 1
NK	Natural killer
NSCLC	Non-small-cell lung cancer
OncomiR	Oncogenic microRNA
ORP150	Oxygen-regulated protein 150
OSCC	Oral squamous cell carcinoma
PAMP	Pathogen-associated molecular pattern
PD-1	Programmed cell death-1
PD-L1	Programmed cell death-ligand 1
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases
POC	Proof of concept
RA	Rheumatoid arthritis
RASP	Resistance-associated secretory phenotype
RCC	Renal cell carcinoma
SCAN	SREZBP-CTfin51-AW1-Number 18 cDNA
SCC	Squamous cell carcinoma
SR	Scavenger receptor
SREC	Scavenger receptor expressed by endothelial cells-1
TAA	Tumor-associated antigen
TAITN	Tumor angiogenic inhibition triggered necrosis
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TRAP-1	TNF receptor-associated protein-1
Treg	Regulatory T cells
Tumoroid	Tumor organoid