| APC | antigen-presenting cells |
| CAR | chimeric antigen receptor |
| CCL | C-C motif chemokine ligand |
| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| CSF1R | colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor |
| CTLA4 | cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 |
| CXCL | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand |
| DC | dendritic cells |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| EGF | epidermal growth factor |
| Erα | estrogen receptor alpha |
| FASL | FAS ligand |
| GMCSF | granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| HLADR | human leukocyte antigen DR- isotype |
| ICAM | intracellular cell adhesion molecule |
| IFNγ | interferon gamma |
| IL | interleukin |
| KLRK1 | killer cell lectin-like receptor K1 |
| LAMP | lysosome-associated membrane glycoprotein |
| MCSF | macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| MDSC | myeloid-derived suppressor cells |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MPE: | molecular pathological epidemiology |
| MSI | microsatellite instability |
| NK | natural killer cell |
| NKT | natural killer T cell |
| PD1 | programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PDL1 | programmed cell death ligand 1 |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| TAM | tumor-associated macrophages |
| TGFβ | transforming growth factor-beta |
| Th | T helper cell |
| TIM3 | T cell immunoglobulin-mucin domain 3 |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TLS | tertiary lymphoid structures |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor-alpha |
| Treg | regulatory T cell |
| VCAM | vascular cell adhesion molecule |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |