| DAB | 3,3′-Diaminobenzidine |
| Epi | epinephrine |
| NE | norepinephrine |
| ZA | zoledronic acid |
| hrs | hours |
| BAFF | B-cell activating factor |
| ENA-78 | epithelial cell-derived neutrophil-activating peptide |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| GO | gene ontology |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| HPF | high-power field |
| IL | interleukin |
| MIF | macrophage migration inhibitory factor |
| OS | overall survival |
| PDGF-AA | platelet-derived growth factor AA |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| TAMs | tumor-associated macrophages |
| TfR | transferrin receptor |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| PPI | protein-protein interaction |
| KEGG | Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| STRING | Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins |
| KM | Kaplan–Meier |
| MMP | matrix metalloprotein |
| PMA | phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate |
| MeV | Multiexperiment viewer |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| CI | confidence interval |