| ATEZO | Atezolizumab |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CR | complete response |
| CTLA-4 | cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 |
| ICI | immune-checkpoint inhibitor |
| IL-2 | interleukin-2 |
| IQR | interquartile range |
| NIVO | nivolumab |
| NSCLC | non-small-cell lung carcinoma |
| OR | objective response |
| ORR | objective response rate |
| OS | overall survival |
| PD | progressive disease |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death protein 1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed cell death ligand 1 |
| PEMBRO | pembrolizumab |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| PR | partial response |
| RECIST | Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors |
| sCD25 | soluble form of the unit α of interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2Rα) |
| sd | standard deviation |
| SD | stable disease |
| Tregs | regulatory T cells |
| TTF | time to treatment failure |