| ADCC | antibody-dependent cytotoxicity |
| ANXA2 | annexin 2 |
| APCs | antigen-presenting cells |
| CAR | chimeric antigen receptors |
| CCC | clear cell carcinomas |
| CCC | clear cell carcinoma |
| CSC | cancer stem cell |
| CTLA-4 | cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 |
| CXCR1 | interleukin-8 receptor alpha |
| dCas9 | catalytically inactive Cas9 |
| EC | endometrioid carcinomas |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EGFR | epidermal growth factor receptor |
| Fab | antigen-binding fragment |
| FBP | folate binding protein |
| FIGO | International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics |
| FR-α | folate receptor-α |
| FSHR | follicle-stimulating hormone receptor |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| GPI | glycosylphosphatidylinositol |
| HE4 | human epididymis protein 4 |
| HER2/neu | receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2 |
| HGSC | high-grade serous carcinoma |
| HPV | Human Papillomavirus |
| HSV-TK | herpes simplex virus I-derived thymidine kinase |
| iCasp9 | caspase 9 |
| IDO | indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase |
| L1-CAM | L1 cell adhesion molecule |
| LGSC | low-grade serous carcinoma |
| M1SMC | stimulated mononuclear cells |
| mAb | antigen-specific monoclonal antibody |
| MC | mucinous carcinoma |
| MDSCs | myeloid-derived suppressor cells |
| MHC | major histocompatibility complex |
| MMPs | matrix metalloproteinases |
| MSLN | mesothelin |
| MUC16 | mucin 16 |
| NK | natural killer |
| OC | ovarian cancer |
| OCSCs | ovarian cancer stem cells |
| OSE | ovarian surface epithelium |
| PARP1 | poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 1 |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PD-1 | Programmed cell death-1 |
| PD-L1/L2 | programmed death-ligand 1/2 |
| SB | sleeping beauty transposon system |
| scFv | single-chain variable fragment |
| TAMs | tumour-associated macrophages |
| TGFβ | transforming growth factor beta |
| TIR | terminal inverted repeats |
| TME | tumour microenvironment |
| TNF | tumour necrosis factor |
| Tregs | regulatory T cells |
| uPAR | urokinase plasminogen activator receptor |
| VEGF-A | vascular endothelial growth factor A |
| VNTR | mucin 1 variable number tandem repeat |
| Z-VAD | pan-caspase inhibitor carbobenzoxy-valyl-alanyl-aspartyl-[O-methyl]-fluoromethylketone |