| Abbreviation | Interpretation |
| AE | adverse event |
| ALK | anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
| APC | antigen-presenting cell |
| ASCT | autologous stem-cell transplantation |
| B2M | beta-2-microglobulin |
| BTLA | B and T lymphocyte attenuator |
| CAF | cancer-associated fibroblast |
| CCR4 | C-C chemokine receptor type 4 |
| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| CD40L | CD40 ligand |
| cHL | classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
| CR | complete response |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| CRR | complete response rate |
| CSCC | cervical squamous cell carcinoma |
| CSF-1 | colony stimulating factor 1 |
| CTLA-4 | cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 |
| DLT | dose-limiting toxicity |
| dMMR | DNA mismatch repair-deficient |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| GAL9 | galectin-9 |
| GBM | glioblastoma multiforme |
| GEJ | gastroesophageal junction |
| GITR | glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HL | Hodgkin lymphoma |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| HVEM | tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 14 |
| ICOS | inducible T-cell co-stimulator |
| IDO | indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase |
| IFN | interferon |
| IL | interleukin |
| KIR | killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors |
| LAG-3 | lymphocyte-activation gene-3 |
| mAb | monoclonal antibody |
| MCC | Merkel cell carcinoma |
| M-CSF | macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| MDSC | myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MSI-H | microsatellite instability-high |
| MTD | maximum tolerated dose |
| MɸII | type II macrophage |
| NK | natural killer |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| NsqNSCLC | non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer |
| ORR | objective response rate |
| OS | overall survival |
| OX40L | OX40 ligand |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein-1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed death-ligand 1 |
| PD-L2 | programmed death-ligand 2 |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| PI3K | phosphatidyl-inositol 3-kinase |
| PRR | partial response rate |
| RCC | renal cell carcinoma |
| rrPMBCL | relapsed/refractory primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma |
| SCLC | small cell lung cancer |
| sqNSCLC | squamous non-small cell lung cancer |
| TAP | transporter associated with antigen processing |
| TCR | T cell receptor |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-beta |
| TIM-3 | T cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing-3 |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| TNBC | triple-negative breast cancer |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |