HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
RFA	radiofrequency ablation
MWA	microwave ablation
PD-1	programmed cell death protein 1
PD-L1	programmed death-ligand 1
HSP	heat shock proteins
DCs	dendritic cells
TAA	tumour-associated antigen
CTLs	cytotoxic T lymphocytes
IL	interleukin
TGF	transforming growth factor
IFN	interferon
TNF	tumour necrosis factor
NK	natural killer
CTLA-4	cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein 4
TIM-3	T cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing 3
LAG-3	lymphocyte activation gene 3
TIGIT	T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains
VISTA	V-domain Ig Suppressor of T cell Activation
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
PBMCs	peripheral blood mononuclear cells