| AKT | Protein kinase B |
| CMP-Neu5Ac | Cytidine 5′-monophosphate N-acetylneuraminic acid |
| CTL | Cytotoxic T lymphocytes |
| CTLA-4 | Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 |
| DC | Dendritic cells |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EGFR | Epidermal growth factor receptor |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| ERK | Extracellular signaling-regulated protein kinase |
| FAK | Focal adhesion kinase |
| IGF-1 | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IGF-1R | Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor |
| IL | Interleukin |
| L1CAM | Cell adhesion molecule L1 |
| LAMP | Lysosome-associated membrane protein |
| LN | Lymph node |
| MC1R | Melanocortin 1 receptor |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MCAM | Melanoma cell adhesion molecule |
| MGAT5 | Mannoside acetyl-glucosaminyltransferase 5 |
| MHC | Histocompatibility complex |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| NEU | Sialidase |
| NK | Natural killer |
| PD-1 | Programmed death receptor-1 |
| PD-L1 | Programmed death-ligand 1 |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PTM | Posttranslational modification |
| ST | Sialyltransferase |
| SHPS-1 | Src homology 2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase substrate-1 |
| SR-B1 | Scavenger receptor class B type I |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| sTn | Sialyl-Tn |
| TCE | T-cell engagers |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| TIL | Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte |