| ADCC | Antibody-dependent cytotoxicity | 
| AML | Acute myeloid leukemia | 
| APC | Antigen-presenting cell | 
| B7-H3 | B7 homolog 3 | 
| BCL | B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia/lymphoma | 
| BTLA | B- and T-cell attenuator | 
| CAF | Cancer-associated fibroblast | 
| Ceacam-1 | Carcinoembryonic antigen related cell adhesion molecules 1 | 
| CRC | Colorectal cancer | 
| CTL | Cytotoxic T lymphocyte | 
| CTLA-4 | Cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated protein | 
| DC | Dendritic cell | 
| EGF | Epidermal growth factor | 
| FGL1 | Fibrinogen-like protein 1 | 
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma | 
| HMGB1 | High mobility group protein B1 | 
| HVEM | Herpes virus entry mediator | 
| IC | Immune checkpoint protein | 
| ICI | Immune checkpoint inhibitor | 
| ICOS | Inducible T cell costimulatory | 
| IDO | Indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase | 
| IFN | Interferon | 
| IGFL | Insulin growth factor-like family member | 
| IL | Interleukin | 
| ILC | Innate lymphoid cells | 
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide | 
| irAE | Immune-related adverse event | 
| LAG-3 | lymphocyte activation gene 3 | 
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide | 
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase | 
| MDSC | Myeloid-derived suppressor cell | 
| MHC | Major histocompatibility complex | 
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa B | 
| NK | Natural killer | 
| NKT | NK T cell | 
| NSCLC | Non-small-cell lung cancer | 
| ORR | Objective response rate | 
| OS | Overall survival | 
| PD-1 | Programmed cell death | 
| PD-L1 | PD-1 ligand 1 | 
| pDC | Plasmacytoid DC | 
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinases | 
| PFS | Progression-free survival | 
| PS | Phosphatidyl serine | 
| PSGL-1 | P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 | 
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homolog | 
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription | 
| TAA | tumor-associated antigen | 
| TAM | Tumor-associated macrophage | 
| TGF-β | tumor growth factor-β | 
| TIGIT | T cell Immunoglobulin [Ig] and immune receptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif domain | 
| TIM-3 | T cell Ig and mucin domain 3 | 
| Tfh | T follicular helper cell | 
| TIL | Tumor-infiltrating leukocyte | 
| TLR | Toll-like receptor | 
| TLT-2 | Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-like transcript 2 | 
| TME | Tumor microenvironment | 
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor | 
| Treg | Regulatory T cell | 
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor | 
| VISTA | V-set immunoregulatory receptor | 
| VSGL3 | V-Set and Immunoglobulin domain containing 3 |