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. 2021 Aug 12;22(16):8679. doi: 10.3390/ijms22168679
APC antigen-presenting cell
APM antigen processing machinery
ARID2 AT-rich interaction domain 2
BK1 humane polyomavirus 1
CD cluster of differentiation
CLA cutaneous lymphocyte-associated antigen
CR complete response
CTLA-4 cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated protein 4
DC dendritic cell
ER early region
FDA Food and Drug Administration
G6PD glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
G100 glucopyranosyl lipid
HDAC histone deacytelases
HLA human leucocyte antigen
ICI immune checkpoint inhibitor
IDO Indolamine-2,3-dioxygenase
IFN Interferon
IL Interleukine
Ipi Ipilimumab
irAEs Immune-related adverse events
JC John Cunningham virus
LAG3 lymphocyte activation gene 3
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
LR late region
LTA large T-cell antigen
MCC Merkel cell carcinoma
MCPyV Merkel cell polyomavirus
MDSC myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MHC major histocompatibility complex
mMCC metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma
Nivo Nivolumab
NO nitrogen oxide
NTRK1 neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase 1
PBMC peripheral mononuclear blood cells
pCR pathological complete response
PD-1 programmed cell death protein 1
PD-L1 programmed cell death ligand 1
PML pro-myelocytic leukaemia
RB1 retinoblastoma protein 1
SSNV somatic single nucleotide variants
STA small T-cell antigen
STING stimulator of interferon genes
TAM tumour-associated macrophages
Tcm central memory T-cell
TCR T-cell receptor
Tfh T follicular helper cell
TDO tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase
TIGIT T-cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains
TIL tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte
TIM-3 T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing protein 3
TLR Toll-like-receptor
TLS Tertiary lymphoid structures
TMB Tumour mutational burden
TME Tumour microenvironment
TP53 tumour protein p53
Treg regulatory T-cell