| ADC | antibody-drug conjugate |
| ALDH | aldehyde dehydrogenase |
| ALDH1A1 | aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1 |
| ALDH1A3 | aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A3 |
| ASCO | American Society of Clinical Oncology |
| BCLM | breast cancer liver metastasis |
| CDK4/6 | cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 |
| cfDNA | cell-free DNA |
| CLDN2 | claudin-2 |
| CSCO | Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CTC | circulating tumor cell |
| ctDNA | circulating tumor DNA |
| DEAB | N,N-diethylaminobenzaldehyde |
| EMT | epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| EpCAM | epithelial cell adhesion molecule |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| ESMO | European Society for Medical Oncology |
| ESR1 | estrogen receptor 1 |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HR | hormone receptor |
| IL-10 | interleukin-10 |
| JAK-STAT | Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| MASLD | metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| OS | overall survival |
| PET/CT | positron emission tomography/computed tomography |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PIK3CA | phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha |
| PPARG | peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma |
| PR | progesterone receptor |
| RFA | radiofrequency ablation |
| RNA | ribonucleic acid |
| SBRT | stereotactic body radiotherapy |
| SEER | Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results |
| SIRT | selective internal radiation therapy |
| SRFA | stereotactic radiofrequency ablation |
| TACE | transarterial chemoembolization |
| TGF-beta1 | transforming growth factor beta 1 |
| TNBC | triple-negative breast cancer |