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. 2020 Nov 16;21(22):8627. doi: 10.3390/ijms21228627
IO Immuno-oncology
ICI Immune checkpoint inhibitor
IgG1 Immunoglobulin G
CTLA-4 Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4
TME Tumor microenvironment
OV Oncolytic virus
Ab Antibody
PD-1 Programmed death 1
PD-L1 Programmed death-ligand 1
irAE Immune-related adverse events
TIL Tumor infiltrating lymphocyte
HMGB-1 High-mobility group protein box 1
TIM-3 T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain 3
APC Antigen-presenting cells
IFN- γ Interferon gamma
IL-4 Interleukin
DC Dendritic cells
LAG-3 Lymphocyte-activation gene 3
MHC Major histocompatibility complex
Treg Regulatory T cells
RGBM Recurrent glioblastoma
Gal-9 Galectin-9
CEACAM1 Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1
PS Phosphatidylserine
TIGIT Tyrosine-based inhibition motif domain
VISTA V-domain Ig suppressor of T cell activation
PAMPS Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
TAA Tumor-associated antigens
DAMPS Danger-associated molecular patterns
IL-12 Interleukin 12
GM-CSF Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HSV Herpes simplex virus
MAGE-A3 Melanoma-associated antigen 3
NY-ESO-1 New York esophageal squamous cell carcinoma 1
TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
IL-2 Interleukin 2
hTERT Human telomerase reverse transcriptase
MART T cell-recognized melanoma antigen
DLT Dose-limiting toxicity
ICAM Intercellular adhesion molecule 1
DAF Decay-accelerating factor
NIS Sodium iodide symporter
NSCLS Non-small-cell lung carcinoma
AML Acute myeloid leukemia
TNBC Triple negative breast cancer
IRES Internal ribosome entry site
NDV Newcastle disease virus
ICOS Inducible co-stimulator