OPCs	Oropharyngeal cancers
HPV	Human papillomavirus
OPSCC	Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
ctDNA	Circulating tumor DNA
cfDNA	Cell free DNA
EBV	Ebstein–Barr virus
AUC	Area under curve
PFS	Progression-free survival
CRT	Chemoradiotherapy
PPV	Positive predictive value
PET	Positron emission tomography
18F-FDG	18f-fluorodeoxyglucose
FNA	Fine needle aspiration
CALML5	Calmodulin-like 5
YAP1	Yes-associated protein 1
LY6D	Lymphocyte antigen 6 complex locus d
DNAJC5G	DNAj heat shock protein family member c5
EDNRB	Endothelin receptor type b gene
EVs	Extracellular vesicles
StaVarSel	Stable variation selection
MAC	Membrane attack complex
CTCs	Circulating tumor cells
TRH	Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
DDR	DNA damage repair
PARP	Poly adp-ribose polymerase
HRR	Homologous recombination repair
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinases
ECM	Extracellular matrix
LOXL2	Lysyl oxidase like 2
NT-3	Neurotrophin-3
TIMP-1	Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1
FAK	Focal adhesion kinase
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
IL-1Ra	Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist
BMI	Body mass index
MDSC	Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
M-MDSC	Monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells
PMN-MDSC	Polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells
TRM	Tissue-resident memory t cells
OTSCC	Oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factors
SFlt-1	Soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1
MNCs	Mononuclear cells
NLR	Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio
OS	Overall survival