| ADCC | antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity |
| APCs | antigen-presenting cells |
| ATCVs | autologous tumor cell-based vaccines |
| BC | breast cancer |
| CMV | cytomegalovirus |
| COX-2 | cyclooxygenase 2 |
| CTL | cytotoxic T lymphocytes |
| CY | cyclophosphamide |
| DCs | dendritic cells |
| DOX | doxorubicin |
| ECD | extracellular domain |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| GM-CSF | macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| HER | human epidermal growth factor receptor |
| HLA | human leukocyte antigen |
| hTERT | telomerase reverse transcriptase |
| ICD | intracellular domain |
| ICOS | inducible T-cell costimulator |
| iDCs | immature dendritic cells |
| IDO1 | indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 |
| IFN-γ | interferon gamma |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| mCRPC | metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer |
| M-CSF | macrophage-colony stimulating factor |
| MDSCs | myeloid-derived suppressor cells |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| mRNA | messenger RNA |
| MUC-1 | mucin-1 |
| PR | progesterone receptor |
| SLPs | synthetic long peptides |
| TAA | tumor-associated antigens |
| T-DM1 | trastuzumab emtansine |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TNBC | triple-negative breast cancer |
| TSA | tumor-specific antigen |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| WHO | World Health Organization |