| AB | antibody |
| Akt | protein kinase B |
| AML | acute myeloid leukemia |
| APC | antigen presenting cell |
| AUC | area under curve |
| β2m | beta-2 microglobulin |
| B-ALL | B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
| BCMA | B cell maturation antigen |
| BCR | B cell receptor |
| BTK | Bruton’s tyrosine kinase |
| CAIX | carbonic anhydrase IX |
| CAR | chimeric antigen receptor |
| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| CDK4/6 | cyclin dependent kinase 4 and 6 |
| CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| CR | complete remission |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| CRS | cytokine release syndrome |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CTLA-4 | cytotoxic T-lymphocyte protein 4 |
| CTx | chemotherapy |
| DLBCL | diffuse large B cell lymphoma |
| DLT | dose limiting toxicity |
| dMMR | mismatch repair deficiency |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EGFRvIII | epidermal growth factor receptor variant III |
| ERK | extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| GD2 | disialoganglioside |
| GVHD | graft-versus-host disease |
| GSK-3 | serine/threonine kinase glycogen synthase kinase 3 |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HL | Hodgkin’s lymphoma |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| HNSCC | head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| ICI | immune-checkpoint inhibitors |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| IL | interleukin |
| IFNγ | interferon-gamma |
| IRAE | immune-related adverse events |
| ITK | interleukin-2 inducible T cell kinase |
| ITIM | immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif |
| ITSM | immunoreceptor tyrosine-based switch motif |
| JAK | Janus kinase |
| LAG-3 | lymphocyte-activation gene 3 |
| LAT | linker for activation of T cells |
| Lck | lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase |
| LOH | loss of heterozygosity |
| LOHHLA | Loss of Heterozygosity in Human Leukocyte Antigen |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCL | mantle cell lymphoma |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MRT | magnetic resonance tomography |
| MSI-H | microsatellite instability |
| mTOR | mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| MUC1 | mucin 1 |
| NFAT | nuclear factor of activated T cells |
| NK cell | natural killer cell |
| NKT cell | natural killer T cell |
| NFKB | nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NHL | non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
| NR2F6 | nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group F member 6 |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| OS | overall survival |
| ORR | overall response rate |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed cell death-ligand 1 |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PLCg | phospholipase C gamma 1 |
| PMBCL | primary mediastinal B cell lymphoma |
| PR | partial remission |
| RCC | renal cell carcinoma |
| RGMb | repulsive guidance molecule B |
| SBRT | stereotactic body radiotherapy |
| scFV | single-chain variable fragment |
| SCNA | somatic copy number alterations |
| SHP | small heterodimer partner |
| shRNA | small hairpin RNA |
| SPECT | single photon emission computed tomography |
| SUV | standardized uptake value |
| TAP | transporter associated with antigen processing |
| tbx21 | T-box transcription factor 21 |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TCR | T cell receptor |
| TFH | T follicular helper cell |
| TFR | T follicular regulatory cell |
| TH2 | T helper 2 cell |
| TILs | tumor infiltrating lymphocytes |
| TIM-3 | T cell membrane protein 3 |
| TKI | tyrosine kinase inhibitor |
| TMB | tumor mutational burden |
| TNBC | triple negative breast cancer |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TOX | thymocyte selection-associated high mobility group box protein TOX |
| TPS | tumor proportion score |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |
| Tx | therapy |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VEGFR | vascular endothelial growth factor receptor |
| ZAP70 | zeta chain-associated protein kinase 70 |