| ADCC | antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity |
| Ang | angiopoietin |
| AOM | azoxymethane |
| Arg | arginase |
| BCG | Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette–Guérin |
| BMP | bone morphogenic protein |
| CSC | cancer stem cell |
| CTC | circulating tumor cell |
| CYLD | cylindromatosis lysine 63 deubiquitinase |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| DSS | dextran sodium sulfate |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| ER | endoplasmic reticulum |
| ESCC | esophageal squamous cell cancer |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| G–CSF | granulocyte colony-stimulating factor |
| GM–CSF | granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| GMP | granulocyte–monocyte progenitor |
| GVHD | graft-versus-host disease |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HGF | hepatocyte growth factor |
| HSC | hematopoietic stem cell |
| IFN | interferon |
| IL | interleukin |
| LDN | low-density neutrophil |
| LOX-1 | lectin-type oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor 1 |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| LT | leukotriene |
| M1dG | 3-(2-deoxy-β-d-erythro-pentofuranosyl)pyrimido [1,2-α] purin-10(3H)-one |
| MDSC | myeloid-derived suppressor cell |
| MHC | major histocompatibility antigen |
| miRNA | microRNA |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| MPO | myeloperoxidase |
| NE | neutrophil elastase |
| NET | neutrophil extracellular trap |
| NK | natural killer |
| NLR | neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| OSM | oncostatin M |
| PDAC | pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase |
| PMN | polymorphonuclear leukocyte |
| Prok | prokineticin |
| R | receptor |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
| TAN | tumor-associated neutrophil |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TIMP | tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| TRAIL | tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |
| TRMP2 | transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily M, member 2 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |