| pCR | Pathological complete response |
| DFS | Disease-free survival |
| OS | Overall survival |
| EC | Epirubicin/cyclophosphamide |
| NAC | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy |
| TNBC | Triple-negative breast cancer |
| G-CSF | Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor |
| PD-L1 | Programmed cell death ligand 1 |
| IMP3 | Insulin-like growth factor II mRNA-binding protein 3 |