| Ab | Antibody |
| AgNPs | Silver nanoparticles |
| AIPH | Alkyl radical initiator |
| AP or Apt | Aptamer |
| AuNCs | Gold nanocages |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| CCm | Cancer cell membrane |
| Ce6 | Chlorine 6 |
| circRNA | Circular RNA |
| CS-NP | Chitosan nanoparticles |
| CTA | Circular trivalent aptamer |
| CTCs | Circulating tumor cells |
| CTL | Cytotoxic T lymphocyte |
| Cur | Curcumin |
| Cy5 | Cyanine 5 NHS dye |
| DM1 | Microtubule polymerization inhibitor mertansine |
| DOX | Doxorubicin |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EpCAM | Epithelial cell adhesion molecule |
| Fe3O4@aC | Glusosamine-based amorphous carbon coating magnetite NPs |
| Fe3O4@Dex | Magnetite NPs coated by dextran |
| GC | Gemcitabine |
| G4 | Fourth generation |
| GLUT1 | Glucose transporter 1 |
| GSH | Reduced glutathione |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| GST | Glutathione S-transferase |
| HER2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| HIF-1 | Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 |
| HFn | Human heavy chain apoferritin |
| HIFU | High intensity focused ultrasound |
| HOX1 | Heme oxygenase |
| HSA | Human serum albumin |
| ICAM | Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| ICG | Indocyanine green |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| Lcn2 | Lipocalin 2 |
| LPs | Liposomes |
| MB | Methylene blue |
| MCF7 | Michigan Cancer Foundation-7 |
| MPO | Myeloperoxidase |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| NIR | Near-infrared laser irradiation |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| NOTCH3 | Neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 3 |
| NPs | Nanoparticles |
| NSs | Nanosponges |
| NSKs | Nanosponges/nanokillers |
| OS | Oxidative stress |
| PAI | Photoacoustic imaging |
| PDT | Photodynamic therapy |
| PEG | Poly(ethylene glycol) |
| PFC | Perfluorocarbon |
| PFOB | Perfluorooctyl bromide |
| PFTBA | Perfluorotributylamine |
| PI3K/AKT | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B |
| PLGA | Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) NPs |
| PNM | Platelet and neutrophil hybrid cell membrane |
| Pt | Cisplatin |
| QDs | Quantum dots |
| RBC | Red blood cell |
| RNS | Reactive nitrogen species |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| SQSTM | Sequestosome |
| TAMs | Tumor associated macrophages |
| Tf | Transferrin |
| tFNA | Tetrahedral framework nucleic acid |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| TNBC | Triple negative breast cancer |
| TSM | Tumor stromal microenvironment |
| USPIO | Ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |