| NAC | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy |
| nMBC | Non-metastatic breast cancer |
| NPAR | Neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio |
| pCR | Pathologic complete response |
| OS | Overall survival |
| DFS | Disease-free survival |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| PR | Progesterone receptor |
| HER2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| AJCC | The American Joint Committee on Cancer |
| PNI | Perineural invasion |
| LVI | Lymphovascular invasion |
| ECE | Extracapsular extension |