A2AR	adenosine A2A receptor
ADCC	antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity
AML	acute myeloid leukemia
APC	antigen-presenting cells
ART1	mono-ADP-ribosyl transferase 1
ATC	activated T cells
ATP	adenosine triphosphate
(CAR)-T	chimeric antigen receptor T cell
CD	cluster of differentiation
CRC	colorectal cancer
CREB	cAMP response element-binding protein
CRISPR	clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
CTL	cytotoxic T lymphocytes
CTLA-4	cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
DC	dendritic cells
DSB	double-strand break
EMT	epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
FGL1	fibrinogen-like protein 1
Gal-9	galectin-9
GITR	glucocorticoid-induced tumor necrosis factor receptor-related protein
GPCR	G-protein-coupled receptor
HAVCR2	hepatitis A virus cellular receptor 2
HCC	hepatocellular carcinoma
HDAC	histone deacetylase
HIF	hypoxia-inducible factor
HLA	human leukocyte antigen
HMGB1	High Mobility Group Box 1
HNSCC	head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
IAP	integrin-related protein
ICB	immune checkpoint blockade
ICI	immune checkpoint inhibitor
ICOS	inducible T cell COStimulator
IFN γ	interferon-γ
IG	immunoglobulin
IL-10	interleukin-10
IL-15R	interleukin15 receptor
IL-2	interleukin-2
IL-4	interleukin-4
ITIM	immune receptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif
ITSM	immune receptor tyrosine-based switch motif
LAG-3	lymphocyte activation gene-3
MAR	mono-ADP-ribosyl
mART	mono-ADP-ribosyl transferase
MDSC	myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MHC	major histocompatibility complex
miRNA	micro-RNA
mRNA	messenger RNA
MMP	matrix metalloproteinases
mAb	Monoclonal antibody
NECA	5′-(N-ethylcarboxamido) adenosine
NHL	non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
NICD	NAD+-induced cell death
NK	natural killer
NKAE	activated and expanded NK cells
NKG2D/A	natural killer group 2D/A
NKG2DL	NKG2D ligand
NSCLC	non-small-cell lung cancer
ORR	objective response rate
MAR	poly-ADP-ribosyl
PARP	poly-ADP-ribose polymerase
PD-1	programmed cell death protein 1
PD-L1/2	programmed cell death ligand 1/2
PI3K	phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
PKD2	protein kinase D isoform 2
PRR	pattern recognition receptor
PSGL-1	P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1
Ptdser	phosphatidylserine
PTEN	phosphatase and TENsin homolog
PTPase	protein tyrosine phosphatases
SCLC	small cell lung cancer
SIRPα	signal regulatory protein α
STING	stimulator of interferon genes
TAA	tumor-associated antigen
TCR	T cell receptor
TIGIT	T cell immunoreceptor with immunoglobulin and ITIM domain
TIL	tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte
TIM-3	T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain 3
TLR7	toll-like receptor 7
TME	tumor microenvironment
TNBC	triple-negative breast cancer
TNF α	tumor necrosis factor-α
Treg	regulatory T cell
TRIM	T cell interacting molecule
TSA	tumor-specific antigen
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VISTA	V-domain Ig suppressor of T cell activation
WNT	wingless-related integration site