Abbreviation	Explanation
IL-1β	Interleukin-1 beta
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IL-8	Interleukin-8 (also known as CXCL8)
IL-10	Interleukin-10
IL-12	Interleukin-12
IL-17	Interleukin-17
IFN-γ	Interferon-gamma
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
TGF-β	Transforming Growth Factor-beta
CXCL8	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 8 (synonymous with IL-8)
CXCR1/2	C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 1 and 2
CCL2	C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
CCL5	C-C motif chemokine ligand 5
CXCL12	C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12
CXCR4	C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4
EMT	Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition
TAM	Tumor-Associated Macrophage
MDSC	Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cell
NK cell	Natural Killer cell
Treg	Regulatory T cell
Th1	T helper 1 (pro-inflammatory, cell-mediated immunity)
Th2	T helper 2 (anti-inflammatory, humoral immunity)
Th17	T helper 17 (subset producing IL-17)
STAT3	Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3
NF-κB	Nuclear Factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
MAPK	Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
JAK	Janus Kinase
HR	Hazard Ratio
OR	Odds Ratio
CI	Confidence Interval
OS	Overall Survival
DFS	Disease-Free Survival
ELISA	Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
IHC	Immunohistochemistry
TCGA	The Cancer Genome Atlas
TNBC	Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
PD-L1	Programmed Death-Ligand 1
PD-1	Programmed Death-1 (immune checkpoint receptor)
TAZ	Transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif (in Hippo signaling pathway)
mRNA	Messenger Ribonucleic Acid