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. 2025 Oct 22;17(21):3396. doi: 10.3390/cancers17213396
99mTc Technetium-99m (radioisotope commonly used in nuclear medicine for diagnostic imaging)
AC Anthracycline, cyclophosphamide
AI Aromatase inhibitor
ALND Axillary lymph node dissection
AP Anatomic pathology
BCS Breast-conserving surgery
CI Confidence interval
DCIS Ductal carcinoma in situ
DFS Disease-free survival
ECE Extracapsular extension
ET Endocrine therapy
ETDs Extranodal tumor deposits
FNR False negative rate
HER2 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HR Hazard ratio
HT Hormone therapy
iCDK4/6 Inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and cyclin-dependent kinase 6
ICH-GCP International Conference on Harmonization of Good Clinical Practices
IQR Interquartile range
INC Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
LVI Lymphovascular invasion
NACT Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
NOS Not Otherwise Specified
OR Odds ratio
OS Overall survival
pCR Pathological complete response
Post-NACT SLNB Sentinel lymph node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
RCB Residual Cancer Burden
RFS Recurrence-free survival
RT Radiotherapy
SD Standard deviation
SLN Sentinel lymph node
SLNB Sentinel lymph node biopsy
T Taxanes
TAD Targeted axillary dissection
TC Taxane and cyclophosphamide
TH Taxanes and trastuzumab
TNBC Triple Negative Breast Cancer
TR Time to recurrence
UFM-INC Functional Unit for Breast and Soft Tissue Tumors, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología
Upfront SLNB Sentinel lymph node biopsy at the time of the initial surgery, before the administration of any systemic therapy (such as neoadjuvant chemotherapy)