| ACT | adoptive cell therapy; |
| AE | adverse events; |
| ALK | Anaplastic lymphoma kinase; |
| BAD | BCL-2 antagonist of cell death |
| BRAF | v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1; |
| BRAF | inhibitor (BRAFi) |
| CAR-T | chimeric antigen receptor T cells; |
| CCND1 | cyclin D1; |
| CDK4 | cyclin-dependent kinase 4; |
| CDKN2A | cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2 receptor; |
| ChT | chemotherapy; |
| CSD | cumulative sun damage; |
| CTLA-4 | cytotoxic T-lymphocyte–associated antigen 4; |
| CTNNB1 | Catenin Beta 1; |
| cuSCC | cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; |
| DVL | dishevelled; |
| ERK | extracellular signal-related kinase; |
| FAMMM | familial atypical multiple mole-melanoma; |
| FDA | US Food and Drug Administration; |
| FRZD | Frizzled receptors; |
| GEP | gene expression profiles; |
| GPCR | G-protein-coupled receptors; |
| GSK3β | glycogen synthase kinase 3β; |
| GTPase | guanosine triphosphatases; |
| HRAS | v-Ha-ras Harvey rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog; |
| ICI | immune checkpoint inhibitor; |
| IFNG | interferon-gamma; |
| IL | interleukin; |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase; |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinases; |
| KRAS | v-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog; |
| LEF | lymphoid enhanced transcription factor; |
| LRP | lipoprotein receptor; |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase; |
| MAP2K1 | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1; |
| MAP3K1 | mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 1; |
| MC1R | melanocortin 1 receptor; |
| MDM2 | Mouse double minute 2 homolog; |
| MEK | inhibitors (MEKi) |
| MITF | microphthalmia-associated transcription factor; |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin; |
| NBD | NEMO-binding domain; |
| NF1 | neurofibromin 1; |
| NFκB | nuclear factor-kappaB; |
| NTRK | Neurotrophic Tyrosine Receptor Kinase; |
| NRAS | neuroblastoma ras viral oncogene homolog; |
| ORR | overall response rate; |
| OS | overall survival; |
| PD1 | programmed cell death-1; |
| PD-L1 | programmed cell death ligand-1; |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase; |
| PIP2 | phosphatidylinositol-4,5-diphosphate |
| PIP3 | phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate |
| PTEN | phosphatase and tensin homolog; |
| RTK | receptor tyrosine kinase; |
| SF3B1 | Splicing Factor 3b Subunit 1; |
| TCR-T | T-cell receptor– engineered T cells; |
| TERT | Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase; |
| TILS | Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes; |
| TCF | T-cell transcription factor; |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor; |
| TRAE | treatment-related adverse event |
| TRK | tropomyosin receptor kinases; |
| UV | ultraviolet; |
| WHO | World Health Organization |