| ADCC | antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity |
| APC | Antigen-presenting cell |
| APM | Antigen-processing machinery |
| BCL | B cell lymphoma |
| BMDC | Bone marrow-derived cell |
| CAF | Cancer-associated fibroblast |
| CCL | Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand |
| CSF1 | Colony-stimulating factor 1 |
| CXCL | Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand |
| CXCR | Chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor |
| CRC | Colorectal cancer |
| CSC | Cancer stem cell |
| CTL | Cytotoxic T cell |
| DC | Dendritic cells |
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| G-MDSC | Granulocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HLA | Human leukocyte antigen |
| HNSCC | Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| IFNγ | Interferon gamma |
| IL | Interleukin |
| iNOS | induced Nitric Oxide synthase |
| MDSC | Myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| M-MDSC | Monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| NET | Neutrophil extracellular trap |
| NK | Natural Killer cells |
| NKG2D/A | Natural killer group 2 member D/A |
| NKT | Natural killer T cell |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NSCLC | Non-small cell lung cancer |
| PBMC | peripheral blood mononuclear cell |
| PC | Pancreatic cancer |
| PDAC | Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| PGE2 | Prostaglandin E2 |
| SIRP | Signal regulatory protein |
| SPARC | Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine |
| STAT3 | Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| TAA | Tumor-associated antigen |
| TAM | Tumor-associated macrophages |
| TAN | Tumor-associated neutrophils |
| TGF | Transforming growth factor |
| Th | T helper cell |
| Treg | Regulatory T cell |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| TRAIL | TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| XCL1 | X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 1 |