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. 2021 Sep 5;10(9):2320. doi: 10.3390/cells10092320
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