| ICI | immune checkpoint inhibitor |
| PD-L1 | programmed death-ligand 1 |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein 1 |
| NSCLC | non-small-cell lung cancer |
| RCC | renal cell carcinoma |
| irAE | immune-related adverse event |
| ABR | auditory brainstem response |
| DAB | 3,3′-diaminobenzidine |
| HE | hematoxylin/eosin |
| SGN | spiral ganglion neuron |
| OHC | outer hair cell |
| IHC | inner hair cell |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| PFA | paraformaldehyde |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| EDTA | ethylenediamine-tetraacetate |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole |
| Iba1 | ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1 |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| Aβ | amyloid-β |