| mAbs | monoclonal antibodies |
| MAGE | melanoma associated antigen |
| mCRC | metastatic colorectal cancer |
| MDSCc | myeloid-derivated suppressor cells |
| MEK | acronym for MAPK/ERK Kinase-extracellular signal-regulated kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase |
| MHC I | major histocompatibility complex I |
| MLH1 | human mutL homolog 1 |
| MLH6 | human mutL homolog 6 |
| MMR | mismatch repair |
| MSH2 | MutS Homolog 2 |
| MSI | microsatellite instability |
| MSI-H | microsatellite instability-high |
| MSI-L | microsatellite instability-low |
| MSS | microsatellite stable |
| NCRs | negative checkpoint regulators |
| NGS | next generation sequencing |
| NK | natural killer |
| NRAS | neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog |
| NTRK | Neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase |
| ORR | overall response rate |
| OS | overall survival |
| PD-1 | programmed cell death-1 |
| PD-L | programmed cell death-ligand 1 |
| PFS | progression free survival |
| PI3K-AKT-mTOR | Phosphoinositide 3-kinases-Protein kinase B-mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| PLGF2 | placental growth factor 2 |
| POLD1 DNA | polymerase delta |
| POLE DNA | polymerase epsilon |
| RAS | rat sarcoma 2 viral oncogene homolog |
| RP2D | recommended phase 2 dose |
| RR | response rate |
| STATs | signal transducer and activator of transcription proteins |
| TAA | tumor associated antigens |
| TCGA | Tumor Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TCR | T-cell receptor |
| TIL | tumor infiltrating lymphocytes |
| TMB | tumor mutational burden |
| TMB-H | tumor mutational burden-high |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| TNFRSF | tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| TNM | tumor node metastasis |
| TSAs | tumor specific antigens |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VISTA V | domain Ig suppressor of T cell activation |
| WHO | world health organization |