5-FU	5-Fluorouracil
ADCC	Antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity
BM	Bone marrow
BME	Basement membrane extract
CAF	Cancer-associated fibroblasts
CAR	Chimeric antigen receptor
CEA	Carcinoembryonic antigen
CCL2	C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
CSF1R	Colony stimulating factor 1 receptor
CTL	Cytotoxic T lymphocytes
CXCL12	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12
CXCR4	C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
DC	Dendritic cells
EC	Endothelial cells
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
EMT	Epithelial to mesenchymal transition
FAP	Fibroblast-activation protein
FGF-2	Fibroblast growth factor-2
G-CSF	Granulocyte colony stimulating factor
HER2	Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HGF	Hepatocyte growth factor
HUVEC	Human umbilical vein endothelial cells
ICAM-1	Intercellular adhesion molecule 1
IFN-γ	Interferon- γ
IL-6	Interleukin-6
LOX	Lysyl oxidase
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
MDSC	Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MHC	Major histocompatibility complex
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinases
MSC	Mesenchymal stromal cells
M-CSF	Macrophage-colony stimulating factor
NK	Natural Killer cells
PBMC	Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PEG	Poly(ethylene) glycol
PD-1	Programmed cell death protein 1
PD-L1	Programmed death ligand 1
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
PMA	Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
SMC	Smooth muscle cells
TAM	Tumour-associated macrophages
TGF-β	Transforming growth factor β
TIMP-1	Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1
TME	Tumour microenvironment
TNF-α	Tumour necrosis factor α
Treg	Regulatory T cells
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
α-SMA	α Smooth muscle actin