| BC | breast cancer |
| DFS | disease free survival |
| DCIS | ductal carcinoma in situ |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| IRS | immunoreactive score |
| LCoR | ligand dependent corepressor |
| MUC-1 | epithelial mucin-1 |
| NST | non-special type |
| pN | lymph node involvement |
| LMU | Ludwig Maximilians University |
| M | Metastasis |
| NMRI | nuclear magnetic resonance imaging |
| NR | nuclear receptor |
| OS | overall survival |
| PBS | phosphate buffered saline |
| pT | primary tumor size |
| PR | progesterone receptor |
| RFS | recurrence free survival |
| ROC-curve | receiver operating characteristic curve |
| RIP140 | receptor interacting protein of 140 kDa |
| TNM status | tumor node metastasis status |