| APM | Antigen processing machinery of dendritic cells |
| CDKN2A | Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 2A |
| CXCR4 | C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium |
| DPP4 | Dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| FDR | False discovery rate |
| HNC | Head and neck cancer |
| HPV | Human papillomavirus |
| HPV(+) | HPV-positive |
| HPV(-) | HPV-negative |
| HSP | Heat shock protein |
| IL | Interleukin |
| mRNA | Messenger RNA |
| miR | Micro RNA |
| OPSCC | Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma |
| PD-1 | Programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PD-L1 | Programmed cell death-ligand 1 |
| PIK3CA | Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-Bisphosphate 3-Kinase Catalytic Subunit Alpha |
| TAP1 | Transporter associated with Antigen Processing 1 |
| TEX | Tumor-derived exosomes |
| TGFB/TGFBR | Transforming growth factor beta/receptor |
| TNFSF | Tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily |