3′UTR	3′ untranslated region
95%CI	95% confidence interval
ADAM	A disintegrin and metalloprotease
ADC	Antibody–drug conjugate
aHR	Adjusted hazard ratio
ASC	Adipose-derived stem cell
ATM	Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated
BC	Breast cancer
BCSC	Breast cancer stem-like cells
BiTE	Bispecific T-cell engager
CAR	Chimeric antigen receptor
CBS	Cystathionine β-synthase
CIK	Cytokine-induced killer
CSE	Cystathionine γ-lyase
ctDNA	Circulating tumor DNA
CTLA4	Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
DLTs	Dose-limiting toxicities
ECOG PS	European Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status
EGFR	Epidermal growth factor receptor
EHMT2	Euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2
EphA5	Ephrin type-A receptor 5
ER	Estrogen receptor
GSK-3β	Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta
H2BK	H2B.K variant histone
H2S	Hydrogen sulfide
HER2	Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HR	Hazard ratio
HSF1	Heat shock factor 1
IGFBP	Insulin-like growth factor binding protein
IHC	Immunohistochemistry
IL	Interleukin
INFγ	Interferon gamma
lncRNA	Long non-coding RNA
MCT4	Monocarboxylate transporter-4
Met	Methionine
MICA	Major histocompatibility complex class I-related protein A
MICB	Major histocompatibility complex class I-related protein B
miR	Micro RNA
MMP	Metalloprotease
mOS	Median overall survival
mPFS	Median progression-free survival
NK	Natural killer
NKG2D	Natural Killer group 2 member D receptor
NKG2DL	NKG2D ligand
nTPM	Normalized transcripts per million
ORR	Overall response rate
OS	Overall survival
PAM50	Predictor analysis of microarray 50
PCLP1	Podocalyxin-like protein 1
PFS	Progression-free survival
PD-L1	Protein death ligand 1
PI3K	Phosphoinositide 3-kinase
PR	Progesterone receptor
RFS	Relapse-free survival
RNA-seq	RNA sequencing
SCC	Senescent cancer cells
sMICA	Soluble MICA
sNKG2DL	Soluble NKG2D ligand
STAT3	Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
TCGA	The Cancer Genome Atlas
TFGβ	Transforming growth factor beta
TNFα	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TNBC	Triple-negative breast cancer
TPM	Transcripts per million
TRUCK	T cells redirected for antigen-unrestricted cytokine-initiated killing
ULBP1	UL16 binding protein 1
ULBP2	UL16 binding protein 2
ULBP3	UL16 binding protein 3
ULBP4	UL16 binding protein 4. Also: RAET1E (Retinoic Acid Early Transcript 1E)
ULBP5	UL16 binding protein 5. Also: RAET1G (Retinoic Acid Early Transcript 1G)
ULBP6	UL16 binding protein 6. Also: RAET1L (Retinoic Acid Early Transcript 1L)
Val	Valine
XOR	Xanthine oxidoreductase