| AR | androgen receptor |
| CR | complete remission |
| DFI | disease free interval |
| EMT | epithelial mesenchymal transition |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| ER+ | estrogen receptor positive |
| ESR1 | estrogen receptor 1 |
| FOXO | forkhead box O |
| fRMA | frozen robust multiarray analysis |
| HER2 | human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| HH | hedgehog |
| LRR | local regional relapse |
| M0 | metastasis negative |
| NFκB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| OR | odds ratio |
| PD | progressive disease |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| PGR | progesterone receptor |
| PI3K | phosphoinositide 3-kinase |
| PIK3CA | Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha |
| PR | partial remission |
| PR | progesterone receptor |
| PS | probeset |
| pT | pathological tumor classification |
| QC | quality control |
| RT-qPCR | reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| SD | stable disease |
| SOD2 | superoxide dismutase 2 |
| TC | transcription complex |
| TF | transcription factor |
| TG | target gene |
| TGFb | transforming growth factor beta |
| UICC | Unio Internationale Contra Cancrum |