| BC | Breast cancer |
| TNBC | Triple-negative breast cancer |
| OS | Overall survival |
| DFS | Disease-free survival |
| DMFS | Metastasis disease-free survival |
| RT-qlPCR | Quantitative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| ER | Estrogen receptor |
| HER2 | Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 |
| PR | Progesterone receptor |
| LN | Lymph node |
| CTCs | Circulating tumour cells |
| TNM | Tumour, Node, Metastasis |
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