| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
| GC | Gastric cancer |
| EBVaGC | Epstein-Barr-positive gastric cancer |
| H. pylori | Helicobacter pylori |
| EBNA | Nuclear antigen proteins |
| LMP | latent membrane proteins |
| BART | miR-BamH1 A rightwards transcripts |
| EBERs | Epstein–Barr-encoded RNAs |
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex |
| NPC | nasopharyngeal cancer |
| IL | Interleukine |
| IFN | Interferon |
| TCGA | Cancer Genome Atlas |
| ACRG | Asian Cancer Research Group |
| MSI | Microsatellite unstable |
| MSS | Microsatellite stable |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| PD-(L1) | Programmed Death-(Ligand 1) |