| SPARC | Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine |
| HSCs | Hematopoietic stem cells |
| CTCs | Circulating tumor cells |
| EMT | Epithelial-mesenchymal transition |
| ET-1 | Endothelin-1 |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| HIF-1 | Hypoxia inducible factor-1 |
| Wwox | WWdomain-containing oxidoreductase |
| MET | Mesenchymal-epithelial transition |
| LOX | Lysyl oxidase |
| CSC | Cancer stem cells |
| TAZ | Transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif |
| TNBC | Triple negative breast cancer |
| TEPs | Tumor-educated blood platelets |
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