| PDAC | Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| EUS-FNA | Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration |
| CRT | Chemoradiotherapy |
| ECOG | Eastern Co-operative Oncology Group |
| NK cells | Natural killer cells |
| APC | Antigen presenting cells |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| PD-1 | Programed cell death-1 |
| CTLA-4 | Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein-4 |
| FAP | Fibroblast-associated protein |
| CAF | Cancer-associated fibroblast |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| PanIN | Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasm |
| CDKN2A | Cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor 2A |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor β |
| ADEX | Aberrantly differentiated endocrine exocrine |
| HMT | Histone methyltransferase |
| HDM | Histone demethylase |
| HAT | Histone acetyltransferase |
| HDAC | Histone deacetylase |
| UNR | Upstream of N-ras |
| PIWI | P-element-induced wimpy testis |