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. 2021 May 31;13(11):2735. doi: 10.3390/cancers13112735
ACT Adoptive cell therapy
ADCC Antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity
APCs Antigen-presenting cells
AMF Alternating magnetic field
αβ T Alpha beta T
BCR B cell receptor
BNF Bionized nanoferrite
CARs Chimeric antigen receptors
CAR-T Chimeric antigen receptor-T cell
CpG ODN CpG oligodeoxynucleotides
CTLA-4 Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4
DAMPs Damage-associated molecular patterns
DCs Dendritic cells
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid
ECM Extracellular matrix
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
EPR Enhanced permeability and retention
FDA Food and Drug Administration
GM-CSF Granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor
γδ T Gamma delta T
HMGB1 High-mobility group box 1
HSP Heat-shock protein
ICB Immune checkpoint blockade
ICD Immunogenic cell death
IFN-γ Interferon gamma
IL Interleukin
MDSCs Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MHC Major histocompatibility complex
MHT Magnetic hyperthermia therapy
MNPs Magnetic nanoparticles
MPI Magnetic particle imaging
mPEG-PLGA Poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
NF-κB Nuclear factor-κB
NIR Near infrared
NK Natural killer
OVA Ovalbumin
PAMPs Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
PBLs Peripheral blood lymphocytes
PDA Polydopamine
pDNA Plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid
PD-1 Programmed cell death protein 1
PD-L1 Programmed death-ligand 1
PD Photodynamic therapy
PEI Polyethyleneimine
poly(I:C) Polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid
PRRs Pattern recognition receptors
RNA Ribonucleic acid
siRNA Small interfering ribonucleic acid
SAR Specific absorption rate
SPs Superparticles
SPION Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle
TAAs Tumour-associated antigens
TAMs Tumour-associated macrophages
TCR T-cell receptor
TILs Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes
TME Tumour microenvironment
TNF-α Tumour necrosis factor alpha
TGF-β Transforming growth factor-beta
Th T helper
TLR Toll-like receptor
Tregs Regulatory T-cells