5-FU	5-fluorouracile
aSMA	Alpha-smooth-muscle actin
BMDCs	Bone marrow-derived dendritic cells
BRAF	Type B rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma gene
CAFs	Cancer-associated fibroblasts
CAM	Cell-adhesion molecules
CAR	Chimeric antigen receptor
CCL20	C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 20
CCR6	C-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 6 ()
CD	Cluster of Differentation
CEA	Carcinoembryonic antigen
CMS	Consensus molecular subtypes
CRC	Colorectal cancer
CRISPR/Cas9	Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/Cas9
CTLA-4	Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen 4
CXCL5	C-X-C motif chemokine 5
CXCR4	C-X-C chemokine Receptor type 4
DCs	Dendritic cells
dMMR	Deficient mismatch repair
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EGF	Epidermal Growth Factor
FACS	Fluorescence-activated cell sorting
FAP	Fibroblast-activated protein
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
FGFR1	Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1
FOLFIRI	Folinic acid, 5-FU and irinotecan treatment
FSP1	Fibroblast-specific protein-1
HER2	Human EGF receptor 2 gene
HGF	Hepatocyte Growth Factor
HIF-1	Hypoxia-inducible Factor 1 ()
ICAM	Intercellular cell-adhesion molecules
IGF	Insulin-like growth factor ())
ILs	Interleukins
iNOS	Induced nitric oxide synthase
KRAS	Kirsten rat sarcoma viral gene
MARCO	Macrophage receptor with collagenous structure
mCRC	Metastasic colorectal cancer
MDSCs	Myeloid-derived supressor cells
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
miRNAs	MicroRNAs
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinases
MMR	Mismatch repair
mRNA	Messenger RNA
MSI-H	Microsatellite instability-high
NGS	Next generation sequencing
NKs	Natural killer cells
NOTCH1	Neurogenic locus Notch Homolog protein 1
NRAS	Neuroblastoma rat sarcoma viral gene
NTRK	Neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase gene
PD-1	Programmed Death-ligand 1
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
PDGFR	Platelet-derived growth factor receptor
PIK3CA	Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha gene
PlGF	Placental growth factor
pMMR-MSI-L	Mismatch repair-proficient-microsatellite instability-low
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homologue
RAS	Rat sarcoma oncogene
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
siRNAs	Small interfering RNA
TAM	Tumor-associated macrophage
TGF-β	Transforming Growth Factor β
TIMP-1	Tissular inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1
TME	Tumor microenvironment
TNFα	Tumor Necrosis Factor α
TNM	Tumor, Node, Metastases
TRAIL	TNF-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand
Tsg101	Tumor susceptibility gene 101
VCAM	Vascular cell-adhesion molecules
VEGF	Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor