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. 2026 Sep 1;18(9):1101. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics18091101
ACP Amorphous calcium phosphate
BA Boronopicolinic acid
BC Breast cancer
BCSCs Breast cancer stem cells
BRCA Breast Cancer susceptibility gene
CDK Cyclin-dependent kinase
CDSCO Central Drug Standards Control Organization of India
CPT Camptothecin
DAV Drug Administration of Vietnam
DTX Docetaxel
EGCG Epigallocatechin gallate
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
EMA European Medicines Agency
EMT Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
EPR Enhanced permeability and retention
ER Estrogen receptor
FA Folic acid
FDA Food and Drug Administration
GA Gallic acid
GOQD Graphene oxide quantum dots
GSH Glutathione
Gem Gemcitabine
HA Hyaluronic acid
HER2 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HR Hormone receptor
HSP 70 Heat shock protein 70
IFP Interstitial fluid pressure
L-MSNs Lipid-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles
LCST Lower critical solution temperature
LHRH Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
MFDS Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
MIONPs Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
MMP-2 Matrix metallopeptidase 2
MMP-9 Matrix metallopeptidase 9
MOF Modified metal–organic framework
MSNs Mesoporous silica nanoparticles
NP Nanoparticle
NDDS Nanoparticle-based delivery systems
NIR Near-infrared
NMPA National Medical Products Administration
NRP-1 Neuropilin-1
PARP Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase
PCMs Phase change materials
PD-1 Programmed cell death 1
PD-L1 Programmed death-ligand 1
PDH Philippines: Department of Health
PDT Photodynamic therapy
PEG Polyethylene glycol
PFP Perfluoropentane
P-gp P-glycoprotein
PL Piperonamide
PLL PEGylated poly-L-lysine
PNIPAM Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
PPA Pyro-de-magnesium chlorophyll-a
PPRM Pyropheophorbide-a (Ppa) micelle
PPY Polypyrrole
PR Progesterone receptor
PS Photosensitizers
PTT Photothermal therapy
PTX Paclitaxel
RFMPH Russian Federation: Ministry of Public Health
RGD Arg-Gly-Asp
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SA Sialic acid
SDT Sonodynamic therapy
SELEX Systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment
SLNs Solid lipid nanoparticles
SPIONs Superparamagnetic iron oxides
THZ Thioridazine
TME Tumor microenvironment
TNBC Triple-negative breast cancer
TNF Tumor necrosis factor
Tf Transferrin
Trop-2 Trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
ZIF-8 Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8
shRNA small hairpin RNA