AKT	Protein kinase B
bFGF	Basic fibroblast growth factor
BMDM	Bone marrow derived macrophages
CCL2	C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
CCR2	C-C motif chemokine receptor 2
CD	Cluster of differentiation
CSCs	Cancer stem cells
CSF	Colony-stimulating factor
CSF1R	Colony stimulating factor 1 receptor
CTLA4	Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
CXCL12	CXC motif chemokine ligand 12
CXCR4	CXC chemokine receptor 4
C/EBP	CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EGCG	Epigallocatechin gallate
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
ER	Estrogen receptor
HB-EGF	Heparin- binding EGF-like growth factor
HER2	Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HIFs	Hypoxia-inducible-factors
HUVEC	Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
HSP	Heat shock proteins
ICAM-1	Intracellular adhesion molecule-1
IFN-ƴ	Interferon gamma
ILs	Interleukins
IL4Rα	IL-4 receptor α
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
IRF	Interferon regulatory factor
KLF	Kruppel-like factor
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
mAbs	Monoclonal antibodies
M-CSF	Macrophage colony-stimulating factor
MDSCs	Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
MIF	Macrophage inhibitory factor
miRNA	MicroRNA
MMP9	Matrix metalloproteinase 9
MYC	MYC Proto-Oncogene, BHLH Transcription Factor
NF-kβ	Nuclear factor—kappa beta
NK	Natural killer
NO	Nitric oxide
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
PPARƴ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
PTEN	Phosphatase and tensin homolog
RNA	Ribonucleic acid
shRNA	Small hairpin RNA
siRNA	Short-interfering RNA
SOX	SRY-related HMG-box
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TAMs	Tumor-associated macrophages
TDEs	Tumor-derived exosomes
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor beta
TIE2	TEK tyrosine kinase endothelial
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TME	Tumor microenvironment
TNFα	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TRAIL	TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand
Tregs	Regulatory T cells
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR	Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor