| ACTH | Adrenocorticotrophic hormone |
| DSS | Disease-specific survival |
| CYT | Cytolytic activity |
| DFS | Disease-free survival |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| EMT | Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| GR | Glucocorticoid receptor |
| GSEA | Gene set enrichment analysis |
| METABRIC | Molecular Taxonomy of Breast Cancer International Consortium |
| NK | Natural killer |
| OS | Overall survival |
| RFS | Relapse-free survival |
| TCGA | The Cancer Genome Atlas |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-beta |
| TME | Tumor immune microenvironment |
| TNBC | Triple negative breast cancer |
| T-regs | Regulatory T-cells |
| GEO | Gene Expression Omnibus |