| AMP | adenosine monophosphate |
| ADCC | antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity |
| APC | antigen-presenting cells |
| APM | antigen-processing machinery |
| CRC | colorectal cancer |
| CDPs | common dendritic cell progenitors |
| CLP cells | common lymphoid progenitor cells |
| cDCs | conventional DCs |
| CTL | cytotoxic T lymphocyte |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| DCs | dendritic cells |
| ESCRT | endosomal sorting complex required for transport |
| EGFR | epidermal growing factor receptor |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EVIR | extracellular vesicle-internalizing receptor |
| EVs | extracellular vesicles |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| HCC | hepatocellular carcinoma |
| HMGB1 | high mobility group box-1 |
| HNSCC | head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| ILCs | innate lymphoid cells |
| ILLs | innate-like lymphocytes |
| ISEV | International Society for Extracellular Vesicles |
| lEVs | large EVs |
| KDM6B | lysine demethylase 6B |
| LLC | Lewis lung cancer |
| MIF | macrophage migration inhibitory factor |
| MMP | matrix metalloproteinase |
| mEVs | medium EVs |
| MCP-1 | monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 |
| moDCs | monocyte-derived inflammatory DCs |
| MVBs | multi-vesicular bodies |
| NCR | natural cytotoxicityreceptor |
| NK | natural killer |
| NE | neutrophil elastase |
| NETs | neutrophil extracellular traps |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| OSCC | oral squamous cell carcinoma |
| PDAC | pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| PAMP | pathogen-associated molecular pattern |
| PRRs | pattern recognition receptors |
| pDCs | plasmacytoid DCs |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PGE2 | prostaglandin E2 |
| PTPRO | protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type O |
| ROS/RNS | reactive oxygen/nitrogen species |
| RAGE | receptor for advanced glycation end products |
| RFXAP | regulatory factor X-associated protein |
| SIPA1 | signal-induced proliferation-associated 1 |
| sEVs | small EVs |
| TIM-3 | T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain 3 |
| TIM-4 | T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-4 |
| TLR | Toll - like receptor |
| TA | tumor antigen |
| TME | tumor microenvironment |
| TAM | tumor-associated macrophages |
| TANs | tumorassociated neutrophils |
| TDEVs | tumor-derived EVs |
| TIDC | tumorinfiltrating dendritic cells |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |