| ACC | Adrenocortical carcinoma |
| BBB | Blood–brain barrier |
| CAFs | Cancer-associated fibroblasts |
| CXCR4 | Chemokine receptor 4 |
| DOTATOC | DOTA-D-Phe-Tyr3-octreotide |
| FDG | Fluorodeoxyglucose |
| GBM | Glioblastoma |
| HCC | Hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HNSCC | Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| MIF | Macrophage inhibitory factor |
| NEC | Neuroendocrine carcinomas |
| NETs | Neuroendocrine tumours |
| NF 2 | Neurofibromatosis type 2 |
| PDAC | Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| PET | Positron Emission Tomography |
| PSMA | Prostate specific membrane antigen |
| OC | Oesophageal cancer |
| RCC | Renal cell carcinoma |
| RT | Radiation therapy |
| SCLC | Small cell lung cancer |
| SDF-1 | Stromal cell-derived factor-1 |
| SSTR | Somatostatin receptor |
| TAMs | Tumour-associated macrophages |
| TBR | Tumour to background ratio |
| TKIs | Tyrosine kinase inhibitors |
| TME | Tumour microenvironment |
| TNF | Tumour necrosis factor |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| VSCC | Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma |
| VS | Vestibular schwannomas |