| FDA | United States Food and Drug Administration |
| CTLA-4 | cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein 1 |
| ASCO | American Society of Clinical Oncology |
| CTCAE | criteria for adverse events |
| ORR | overall response rate |
| CR | complete remission |
| PR | partial remission |
| SD | stable disease |
| DCR | disease control rate |
| OS | overall survival |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| TRAE | treatment related adverse event |
| irAE | immune-related adverse event |
| CPI | immune checkpoint inhibitor |
| IL-2 | interleukin-2 |
| PEG | polyethylene glycol |
| T-VEC | talimogene laherparepvec |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| MBM | melanoma brain metastases |
| UM | uveal melanoma |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| TCR | T-cell receptor |
| TAA | tumor-associated antigens |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| NK | natural killer cells |
| Treg | T regulatory cells |