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. 2021 Apr 7;22(8):3837. doi: 10.3390/ijms22083837
2D Two-dimensional
3D Three-dimensional
AJCC American Joint Commission on Cancer
AKT Protein kinase B
BCL-2 B-cell lymphoma-2
BCL-XL B-cell lymphoma-extra large protein
BRAF v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B
CDKN2A Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A
CTCs Circulating tumor cells
ctDNA Circulating tumor DNA
CTLA-4 T-lymphocyte-associated protein
CT Computed tomography
DDR DNA damage repair
EMT Epithelial mesenchymal transition
EpCAM Epithelial cell adhesion molecule
ERK Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase
FDA Food and Drug Administration
HIF-1α Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α
HiRIEF LC-MS/MS High-resolution isoelectric focusing liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
HR Homologous recombination
ICI Immune checkpoint inhibitor
IFN Interferon
IL Interleukin
IMPRES IMmuno-PREdictive Score
ITS Immunotherapy score
KIT v-kit Hardy–Zuckerman 4 feline sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
LDH lactate dehydrogenase
MAP3K Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCL-1 Myeloid leukemia cell differentiation
MEK Mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
MHC Major histocompatibility complex
miR microRNA
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
NF1 Neurofibromin 1
NFκB Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NGS Next-generation-sequencing
NL Neoantigen load
NRAS Neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog
OS Overall Survival
PD1 Programmed cell death protein 1
PDL1 Programmed death-ligand 1
PEAs Proximity extension assays
PFS Progression Free Survival
PI3K Phosphoinositol-3-kinase
PIP2 Phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate
PIP3 Phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate
PET Positron Emission Tomography
PTEN Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10
RECIST Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours
RFS Shorter relapse-free survival
RNA-seq Fast RNA sequencing
STAT3 Signal transducer and activation of transcription-3
TA Texture analysis
TERC Telomerase RNA component
TERT Telomerase reverse transcriptase
TGF-β Transforming Growth Factor-β
TILs Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
TMB Tumor mutational burden
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor