| APC | Adenomatous Polyposis Coli |
| ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
| BRAF | B-Raf and v-Raf Murine Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog B |
| Breg | Regulatory B Cell |
| BSA | Bovine Serum Albumin |
| CAC | Colitis-Associated Cancer |
| CAF | Cancer-Associated Fibroblast |
| CCL2 | CC-Chemokine Ligand 2 |
| CCR6 | CC Chemokine Receptor 6 |
| CD4 | Cluster of Differentiation Antigen 4 |
| CEA | Carcinoembryonic Antigen |
| CIMP | CpG Island Methylator Phenotype |
| CIN | Chromosomal Instability |
| CMS | Consensus Molecular Subtype |
| CRC | Colorectal Cancer |
| CTL | Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte |
| CTLA-4 | Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Protein 4 |
| CTNNB1 | Catenin Beta 1 |
| CXCL-12 | C-X-C Chemokine Ligand 12 |
| CXCR4 | C-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 4 |
| DAMP | Damage-Associated Molecular Pattern |
| DC | Dendritic Cell |
| DCC | Deleted in Colorectal Carcinoma |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| EMT | Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition |
| FOXP3 | Forkhead Box P3 |
| GM-CSF | Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor |
| gp130 | Glycoprotein 130 |
| HRAS | Harvey Rat Sarcoma Virus |
| IBD | Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 |
| IEC | Intestinal Epithelial Cell |
| IEL | Intraepithelial Lymphocyte |
| IFN-γ | Interferon-Gamma |
| IFNAR1 | Interferon Alpha and Beta Receptor Subunit 1 |
| IGF1R | Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Receptor |
| IL-17 | Interleukin-17 |
| IL-1R1 | Interleukin 1 Receptor Type 1 |
| KRAS | Kirsten Rat Sarcoma Virus Oncogene |
| LAK | Lymphokine-Activated Killer Cell |
| LFA-3 | Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen 3 |
| LOH | Loss Of Heterozygosity |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| M2 | Macrophage Type 2 |
| MAP | Mitogen-Activated Protein |
| MCC | Mutated in Colorectal Cancer |
| MDSC | Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cell |
| MLH1 | MutL Homolog 1 |
| MMR | Mismatch Repair |
| MSH6 | MutS Homolog 6 |
| MSI | Microsatellite Instability |
| N1 | Neutrophil Type 1 |
| NFkB | Nuclear Factor Kappa-B |
| NK | Natural Killer Cell |
| NRAS | Neuroblastoma Rat Sarcoma Virus |
| OSMRb | Oncostatin-M-Specific Receptor b |
| PAMPs | Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns |
| PI3K | Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase |
| PIK3CA | Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-Bisphosphate 3-Kinase, Catalytic Subunit Alpha |
| PMS1 | Protein Homolog 1 |
| Poly(A).Poly(U) | Polyadenylic-Polyuridylic Acid |
| RCT | Randomized Controled Trial |
| RIP-Tag2 | Rat Insuline Promotor T Antigen 2 |
| ROS | Reactive Oxygen Species |
| SCFAs | Short-Chain Fatty Acids |
| SDF-1 | Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1 |
| STAT3 | Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 |
| TAM | Tumor-Associated Macrophage |
| TAN | Tumor-Associated Neutrophil |
| TGF-β | Transforming Growth Factor Beta |
| TGFBR1 | Transforming Growth Factor-Beta Receptor 1 |
| TH1 | T Helper 1 Cell |
| TIL | Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte |
| TIM | Tumor-Infiltrating Myeloid Cell |
| TLR | Toll-Like Receptor |
| TME | Tumor Microenvironment |
| TNF | Tumor Necrosis Factor |
| TNFR1 | Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1 |
| Treg | T Regulatory Cell |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WNT | Wingless Pathway |