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. 2022 Feb 2;12(2):229. doi: 10.3390/life12020229
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