| CAFs | Cancer-associated Fibroblasts |
| CRC | Colorectal Cancer |
| CSFR1 | Colony Stimulating Factor 1 Receptor |
| CTLA-4 | Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated Protein 4 |
| CXCL | Chemokine C-X-C Motif Ligand |
| CXCR | C-X-C Chemokine Receptor |
| EGFR | Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor |
| ERBB | Erythroblastic Leukemia Viral Oncogene Homologue Receptors |
| FAP | Fibroblast Activation Protein |
| GDP | Guanosine diphosphate |
| GLI1 | GLI family zinc finger 1 |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyye Macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor |
| GTP | Guanosine triphosphate |
| Hh | Hedgehog |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1 Subunit Alpha |
| HRAS | Harvey Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog |
| IGFR | Insulin-like Growth factor |
| IL | Interleukin |
| IRF2 | Interferon Regulatory factor 2 |
| KRAS | Kirsten Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog |
| MDSCs | Myeloid-derived Suppressor Cells |
| MET | Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor |
| MHC I | Major Histocompatibility Class I |
| MMR | Mismatch Repair |
| NRAS | Neuroblastoma Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog |
| NSCLC | Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer |
| PD-1 | Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 |
| PDAC | Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma |
| PD-L1 | Programmed Cell Death Protein Ligand 1 |
| RAS | Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog |
| RTK | Receptor Tirosine Kinase |
| SHH | Sonic Hedgehog |
| STING | Stimulator of Interferon Genes |
| TGFβ1 | Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 |
| TME | Tumor Microenvironment |
| Tregs | T regulatory cells |