| BCG | Bacillus Calmette-Guerin |
| CHO | Chinese hamster ovarian |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| CTLL | Cytotoxic T lymphocyte |
| DMEM | Dulbeccos modified Eagles medium |
| E.coliFCS | Escherichia coli |
| IFN | Fetal calf serum |
| IL-2 | Interferon |
| Interleukin-2 | |
| IL-2R | Interleukin-2 receptor |
| IU | International units |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NMIBC | Non muscle-invasive bladder cancer |
| Pi3K | Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase |
| P/S | Penicillin/streptomycin |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| REM | Renal epithelial medium |
| RPMI | Roswell park memorial institute |
| SmPC | Summary of Product Characteristics |
| TNFa | Tumor necrosis factor alpha |
| WST | Water soluble tetrazolium |