GEJ	gastric/esophagogastric junction
CRC	colorectal cancer
EC	esophageal cancer
GC	gastric cancer
ESCC	esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
SCC	esophageal adenocarcinoma
CRT	chemoradiotherapy
TNM	tumor node metastasis
CAR-T	chimeric antigen receptor-therapy
EGFR2	epidermal growth factor receptor 2
TAMs	tumor-associated macrophages
IFN	interferon
IL	interleukin
TCR	T cell receptor
BCR	B cell receptor
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
NK cell	natural killer cell
DCs	dendritic cells
CTLA-4	cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
LAG-3	lymphocyte activation gene 3
ASCO	American Society of Clinical Oncology
TIM-3	T cell immunoglobulin 3
PD-1	programmed cell death 1
PD-L1	programmed cell death ligand 1
ACT	adoptive cell therapy
NKT cell	natural killer T cell
IDO	indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
MSI	microsatellite instability
MSS	microsatellite stability
dMMR	defective match repair
pMMR	proficient match repair
ORR	objective response rate
EBV	Epstein-Barr virus
APC	antigen-presenting cell
CMS 1-4	consensus molecular subtype 1-4
TGF-β	transforming growth factor β
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor α
GM-CSF	granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor
Mst1	macrophage stimulator 1
CCL2/CCR2	C-C motif chemokine ligand 2/C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 receptor
CSF1R	colony stimulating factor-1 receptor
KIRs	killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors
NKG2A	CD94/NK group 2 member A
HLA	leukocyte antigen
TME	tumor microenvironment
TIME	tumor immune microenvironment
MDSCs	myeloid derived suppressor cells
CDR3	complementarity determining region 3
ADCP	antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis
CEA	carcino-embryonic antigen
HER2	human epidermal growth factor receptor-2
GPC3	complement C3 protein
EpCAM	epithelial cell adhesion molecule
EGFR	epidermal growth factor receptor
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
SIRPα	signal regulatory protein-α
PLR	platelet-lymphocyte ratio
TAP2	ATP binding cassette subfamily B member 3
ICI	immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
ECM	extracellular matrix
TILs	tumor infiltrating lymphocytes
CAFs	cancer-associated fibroblasts
EGF	epidermal growth factor
Breg cells	regulatory B cells
Treg cells	regulatory T cells
RCC	renal cell carcinoma
CEA	carcinoembryonic antigen
ROS	reactive oxygen species
RNS	reactive nitrogen species
MMP9	matrix metalloproteinase 9
NETs	neutrophil extracellular traps
MSI-H	microsatellite instability-high
iNKT cells	invariant natural killer T cells
PFS	progression-free survival
OS	overall survival