5′-FU	5′-fluorouracil
APCs	antigen presenting cells
ATX	autotaxin
BM	basement membrane
BM-MSCs	bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells
CAFs	cancer associated fibroblasts
CA-MSC	cancer-associated MSC
CB2	cannabinoid receptor 2
CAIX	carbonic anhydrase
CCL2	chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2
CTCs	circulating tumor cells
CTMs	circulating tumor microemboli
CSF-1	colony-stimulating factor-1
CRC	colorectal cancer
PDAC	pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
endMT	endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition
EMT	epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
ECM	extracellular matrix
FAP	fibroblast activation protein
GC-MSCs	gastric cancer tissue-related mesenchymal stem cells
AuNPs	gold nanoparticles
GPCRs	G-protein coupled receptors
GM-CSF	granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
HNSCC	head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
HSC	hematopoietic stem cells
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
IMs	inflammatory monocytes
IFN-γ	interferon-γ
KCNN4	intermediate-conductance Ca2+-activated potassium channels
LECs	lymphatic endothelial cells
LPA	lysophosphatidic acid
LOX	lysyl oxidase
MMPs	matrix metalloproteinases
MSCs	mesenchymal stem cells
MMT	mesenchymal-mesenchymal transition
MAMs	metastasis-associated macrophages
NPs	nanoparticles
NK	natural killer cells
NSCLC	non-small cell lung cancer cells
PDX	patient-derived xenograft mouse
PD-L1	programmed death-ligand 1
PRL-3	phosphatase of regenerating liver
S-TRAIL	secretable tumor necrosis factor apoptosis inducing ligand
sECM	synthetic extracellular matrix
TSP	thrombospondin
TLRs	toll-like Receptors
TME	tumor microenvironment
TMEM	tumor microenvironment of metastasis
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor-α
TAMs	tumor-associated macrophages
VCAM-1	vascular cell adhesion molecule-1
α-SMA	α-smooth muscle actin