| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| TNBC | Triple-negative breast cancer |
| PR | Progesterone receptor |
| HER2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| OXPHOS | Oxidative phosphorylation |
| GE | Gene expression |
| BL1 | Basal-like |
| IM | Immunomodulatory |
| M | Mesenchymal |
| MSL | Mesenchymal stem-like |
| LAR | Luminal androgen receptor |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| O2− | Superoxide oxygen |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| CAT | Catalase |
| GPx | Glutathione peroxidase |
| Vitamin C | Ascorbic acid |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| Vitamin E | Tocopherol |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| ETC | Electron transport chain |
| NADH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| FADH2 | Flavin adenine dinucleotide |
| Q | Coenzyme Q10 |
| QH2 | Ubiquinol |
| cyt C | Cytochrome C |
| H+ | Protons |
| ADP | Adenosine diphosphate |
| O2 | Oxygen |
| MnSOD | Mn superoxide dismutase |
| Cu/ZnSOD | Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| •OH | Hydroxyl radical |
| 8-OHdG | 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine |
| Nrf2 | Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2/Erythroid 2-related factor 2 |
| DCIS | Ductal carcinoma in situ |
| LCIS | Lobular carcinoma in situ |
| NST | Non-special type ductal carcinoma |
| LC | Lobular carcinoma |
| PARP | Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase |
| BRCA | BReast CAncer gene 1 |
| PD-L1 | Programmed death-Ligand 1 |
| MAP | Microtubule-associated protein |
| pCR | Pathological complete response |
| DFS | Disease-free survival |
| HIF | Hypoxia-inducible transcription factor |
| PKM2 | Pyruvate Kinase M2 |
| LDHA | Lactate Dehydrogenase A |
| NED | No evidence of disease |
| DSF | disulfiram |
| EPC | Endothelial progenitor cells |
| 2D | Two-dimensional |
| 3D | Three-dimensional |
| PI3K | Phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| mTOR | Mammalian target of rapamycin |
| OCR | Oxygen consumption rate |
| IL-8 | Interleukin-8 |
| ACC | Acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| mTORC1 | mTOR complex 1 |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| TM | Tetrathiomolybdate |
| TPA | Tris[(2-pyridyl)-methylamine |
| CDN | Copper-depleting nanoparticle |
| CTR | Copper-transporting enzyme |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| mtROS | Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| IDH1 | Isocitrate dehydrogenase |
| OPA1 | Optic atrophy protein 1 |
| MFN 1/2 | Mitofusins 1/2 |
| DRP1 | Dynamin-related protein 1 |
| Trx | Thioredoxin |
| IDH1 | Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 |
| ME1 | malic enzyme 1 |
| NADPH | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| PPP | phosphate pathway |
| PTEN | Phosphatase and tensin homologue |
| KEAP1 | Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 |
| GLUT1 | Glucose transporter type 1 |
| PGC-1α | Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator 1-alpha |
| NQO1 | NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 |
| ADCs | Antibody drug conjugates |
| HMGB1 | High Mobility Group Box 1 |