AMP	adenosine monophosphate
APC	antigen presenting cells
ATRA	all-trans-retinoic acid
CAR	Chimeric antigen receptor
CRS	cytokine release syndrome
CSF	colony stimulating factor
CTL	cytotoxic T lymphocytes
CTLA-4	cytotoxic T lymphocytes-associated mocleture-4
DOX	Doxorubicin
DC	dendritic cells
DNA	deoxyribonucleic acid
ECM	extracellular matrix
EPR	enhanced permeability and retention
FDA	United States Food and Drug Administration
G-CSF	granulocyte colony stimulating factor
GM-CSF	granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor
GMP	dimeric guanosine monophosphate
HBV	hepatitis B virus
HLA	human leukocyte antig
HPV	human papilloma virus
IDO	indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
IFN	interferons
IL	interleukins
ITIM	immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif
LAG-3	lymphocytes activation gene-3
LIF	leukemia inhibitory factor
LPS	lipopolysaccharides
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
MPLA	monophosphoryl lipid A
NF-kB	Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NK	natural killer Cells
NOD	nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain
NOD2	nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2
NP	nanoparticle
OVA	ovalbumin
P[Asp(DET)]/PEG-b-P[Asp(DET)]	polyethylene glycol-b-poly{N’-[N-(2-aminoethyl)-2-aminoethyl] aspartamide}
PCL-PEG	poly(caprolactone)–poly(ethylene glycol)
PCL-PEI	poly(caprolactone)-polyethyleneimine
PD-1	programmed cell death receptor 1
PDL-1	programmed cell death ligand-1
PE	phosphatidylethanolamine
PEG	polyethyleneglycol
PS	polystyrene
PEG-PLL-PLLeu	poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(l-lysine)-b-poly(l-leucine)
PEI	polyethylenimine
PGA	polyglutamic acid
PLA	polylactic acid
PLGA-NPs	poly(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid)-nanoparticles
PLGA-PEG	poly(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid)-poly(ethylene glycol)
PSA	polyethylenimine (2k)-stearic acid
PTT	photothermal therapy
RNA	ribonucleic acid
STING	stimulator of interferon gens
TAM	tumor-associated macrophages
TC-1	tissue culture number one
TCR	T cell receptor
TIGIT	T cell immunoglobulin and ITIM domain
TIM-3	T cell immunoglobulin-3
TLR	toll-like receptors
TME	tumor microenvironment
TNF-r	tumor necrosis factor-alpha