| ADP | adenosine diphosphate |
| APC | adenomatosis polyposis coli |
| APCs | antigen-presenting cells |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| CRC | colorectal caner |
| ctDNA | circulating tumor DNA |
| dMMR | deficient mismatch repair |
| ICI | immune checkpoint inhibitor |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| LS | Lynch syndrome |
| mCRC | metastatic colorectal cancer |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MMR | mismatch repair |
| MSI | microsatellite instability |
| MSS | microsatellite stability |
| NGS | next-generation sequencing |
| NCI | national cancer institute |
| PCNA | proliferating cell nuclear antigen |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PD-L1 | programmed death ligand |
| pMMR | proficient mismatch repair |
| TMB | tumor mutational burden |
| LAG-3 | lymphocyte activation gene 3 |
| TIM-3 | mucin domain-containing protein-3 |