| AML | adult acute myeloid leukemia |
| APC | antigen presenting cell |
| ART-Ig | asymmetric re-engineering technology—immunoglobulin |
| ATTACK | asymmetric tandem trimerbody for T cell activation and cancer killing |
| B-ALL | B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier |
| BEAT | bispecific engagement by antibodies based on the T cell receptor |
| BiKE | bispecific killer engager |
| BiTE | bispecific T-cell engager |
| CAR | chimeric antigen receptor |
| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| CIKs | cytokine-induced killers |
| CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CR | complete response |
| CRS | cytokine released syndrome |
| CTL | cytotoxic T lymphocytes |
| DART | dual affinity retargeting (antibody) |
| DLBCL | diffuse large B cell lymphoma |
| DVD-Ig | dual variable domain immunoglobulins |
| EGFRt | truncated version of epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EMA | European Medicines Agency |
| EpCAM | epithelial cell adhesion molecule |
| Fc | fragment, crystallizable |
| FIT-Ig | Fabs-in-tandem immunoglobulins |
| GVH, GVHD | graft-versus-host (disease) |
| HC | heavy chain |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| HSV-TK | herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase |
| iCasp9 | inducible caspase-9 |
| Ig | immunoglobulin |
| ImmTAC | immune-mobilizing monoclonal TCR against cancer |
| iNKT | invariant NKT (cells) |
| ITAM | immunoreceptor tyrosine activation motif |
| KIH | knobs-into-holes |
| LC | light chain |
| MATH | mutant-allele tumor heterogeneity |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MM | multiple myeloma |
| NK | natural killer (cell) |
| NKG2D | natural killer group 2D |
| NKT | natural killer T (cell) |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| OR | objective response |
| PBMCs | peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| pMHC | peptide-MHC complex |
| PR | partial response |
| R/R | relapsed/refractory |
| sCAR | switchable chimeric antigen receptor |
| scFv | single chain, fragment variable |
| SEED | strand exchange engineered domain |
| SMAC | supramolecular activation cluster |
| TandAb | tandem diabody |
| TBE | target cell-biologic-effector cell (complex) |
| TCB | T-cell bispecifics |
| TCR | T-cell receptor |
| TILs | tumor infiltrating lymphocytes |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| TRBA | T-cell redirecting bispecific antibody |
| TriKE | trispecific killer engager |
| TITAC | trispecific T cell activating construct |
| US-FDA | United States Food and Drug Administration |