ACA	1′-S-1′-acetoxychavicol acetate
AFP	alpha-fetoprotein
nAFP	native AFP
tAFP	tumor AFP
rhAFP	recombinant human AFP
AIFs	AFP-inhibiting fragments
AFPep	alpha-fetoprotein peptide
ATRA	all trans retinoic acid
APCs	antigen presenting cells
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
cAMP-PKA	protein kinase A or cAMP-dependent protein kinase
c-kit	tyrosine-protein kinase KIT
CTL	cytotoxic T lymphocytes
CAR-T	chimeric antigen receptor T cells
CHOP	C/EBP homologous protein
CPP	cell-penetrating peptide
CXCR	CXC chemokine receptor
DC	dendritic cell
DDIT3	DNA damage–inducible transcript
ECM	extracellular matrix
EpCAM	epithelial cell adhesion molecule
FAK	focal adhesion kinase
FL-AFP	full-length AFP
GADD153	growth arrest- and DNA damage-inducible protein 153
GIP	growth-inhibitory peptide
GPCR	G protein–coupled receptor
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HRE	hormone response element
HLA	human leukocyte antigen
HSP	heat shock protein
ICISs	immune checkpoint inhibitors
IL	interleukin
IFN	interferon
K19	keratin-19
LPS	lipopolysaccharides
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
MDDCs	monocyte derived dendritic cells
MDSCs	myeloid-derived suppressor cells
G-MDSCs	granulocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells
M-MDSCs	monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MDR	multiple drug resistance
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
NK	natural killer
PD	programmed cell death protein
PD-L	programmed death ligand
PLGA	poly lactic-co-glycolic acid
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homologue
RAR	retinoic acid receptor
RECAF	alpha-fetoprotein receptor
RISC	RNA-induced silencing complex
siRNA	small interfering RNA
SR	scavenger receptor
TCR-T	T cell receptor–transduced T cell
TCR	T cell receptor
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor alpha
TRAIL	tumor necrosis factor–related apoptosis-inducing ligand
Tregs	T regulatory cells