AD	Active disease
ADA	Adenosine deaminase
ADCC	Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity
ATP	Adenosine triphosphate
CSPG4	Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4
CTL	Cytotoxic T lymphocyte
DC	Dendritic cell
EC	Endothelial cell
EMT	Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
ESCC	Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
EV	Extracellular vesicle
HNSCC	Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
HPV	Human papilloma virus
LSCC	Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma
MISEV	Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles
MVB	Multivesicular body
NED	Nonevident disease
Nef	Negative regulatory factor
NK	Natural killer
OSCC	Oral squamous cell carcinoma
PDT	Photodynamic therapy
ROC	Receiver operating characteristic
SEC	Size exclusion chromatography
siRNA	Short interfering RNA
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
TEX	Tumor-derived exosomes
TME	Tumor microenvironment
Treg	Regulatory T cells
UICC	Union for International Cancer Control
4NQO	4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide