ALK	Anaplastic lymphoma kinase
ATX	Autotaxin
BC	Breast cancer
BM	Basement membrane
BMP	Bone morphogenic protein
CAF	Cancer-associated fibroblast
CAR	Chimeric antigen receptor
CA15-3	Cancer antigen 15-3
CD44	Cluster of differentiation 44
CDKN1A	Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A
CEA	Carcinoembryonic antigen
COL	Collagen
CS	Chondroitin sulfate
CSPG4/NG2	Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4/neural/glial antigen 2
DS	Dermatan sulfate
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EGFR	Epithelial growth factor receptor
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
EPCR	Endothelial protein C receptor
ER	Estrogen receptor
FAP	Fibroblast activation protein alpha
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor
FGF2	Fibroblast growth factor 2
GAG	Glycosaminoglycan
GPC	Glypican
GPI	Glycosylphosphatidylinositol
HA	Hyaluronic acid
Hep	Heparin
HER2	Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
Hh	Hedgehog
HIF	Hypoxia-inducible factor
HS	Heparan sulfate
HSPG	Heparan sulfate proteoglycan
IGFR	Insulin-like growth factor receptor
IL	Interleukin
KS	Keratan sulfate
MMP	Matrix metalloproteinase
NCAM	Neural cell adhesion molecule
NFAT	Nuclear factor of activated T-cells
PCM	Pericellular matrix
PDGF	Platelet-derived growth factor
PG	Proteoglycan
PRELP	Leucine-rich repeat protein
PTM	Post-translational modification
PTN	Pleiotrophin
RTK	Receptor tyrosine kinase
SLRP	Small leucine-rich proteoglycan
SPARC	Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine
SPOCK	Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine/Osteonectin CWCV and Kazal-like domain proteoglycan
TAM	Tumour-associated macrophage
TF	Tissue factor
TFPI	Tissue factor pathway inhibitor
TGF	Transforming growth factor
TIL	Tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte
TLR	Toll-like receptor
TME	Tumour microenvironment
TNBC	Triple-negative breast cancer
TNF	Tumour necrosis factor
TSP-1	Thrombospondin-1
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
VCAN	Versican
VM	Vasculogenic mimicry
Wnt	Wingless/Integrated signaling pathway