| ALI | air–liquid interface |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| ETS1 | ETS proto-oncogene 1 |
| TME | Tumor microenvironment |
| TNBC | triple-negative breast cancer |
| PD-1 | anti-programmed cell death protein-1 |
| PDO | patient-derived organoid |
| MMP3 | matrix metalloproteinase-3 |