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. 2021 Jun 30;10(7):1651. doi: 10.3390/cells10071651
ACT adoptive cell transfer
AFP alpha-fetoprotein
APC antigen-presenting cell
CAF cancer-associated fibroblast
CAR chimeric antigen receptor
CD cluster of differentiation
CI confidence interval
CPI checkpoint inhibition
CTL cytotoxic lymphocyte
CTLA-4 cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4
DC dendritic cell
FDA United States Food and Drug Administration
FOXP3 forkhead box protein P3
GM-CSF granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor
GPC3 glypican-3
HCC hepatocellular carcinoma
HIF-1 hypoxia-inducible factor 1
HLA human leukocyte antigen
hTERT human telomerase reverse transcriptase
ICAM intercellular adhesion molecule
IFN-γ interferon gamma
IHC immunohistochemistry
IL interleukin
iNKT invariant NK T cell
LAG-3 lymphocyte-activation gene 3
LAMP lysosomal associated membrane protein
MAIT cell mucosal-associated invariant T cell
MDSC myeloid-derived suppressor cell
MHC major histocompatibility complex
NAFLD non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
NASH non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
NY-ESO-1 New York-esophageal squamous cell carcinoma-1
ORR objective response rate
OV oncolytic virotherapy
PBMC peripheral blood mononuclear cell
PD-1 programmed cell death antigen 1
PD-L1 ligand for programmed cell death antigen 1
Pexa-Vec pexastimogene devacirepvec
RECIST Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors
RFA radiofrequency ablation
ROS reactive oxygen species
SART squamous cell carcinoma antigen recognized by T cells
SIRT selective internal radiation therapy
TAA tumor-associated antigen
TACE transarterial chemoembolization
TAM tumor-associated macrophage
TCGA The Cancer Genome Atlas
TCR T cell receptor
Teff effector T cell
Tex exhausted CD8 T cells
TGF-β tumor growth factor beta
TIGIT T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains
TIM-3 T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain containing protein 3
TKI tyrosine kinase inhibitor
TMB tumor mutational burden
TME tumor microenvironment
Tmem memory T cell
Tregs regulatory T cells
T-vec talimogene laherparepvec
VCAM vascular cell adhesion molecule
VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR vascular endothelial growth factor receptor.