BC	Breast cancer
CTC	Circulating tumor cell
DTC	Disseminated tumor cell
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EMT	Epithelial—mesenchymal transition
ER	Estrogen receptor
EV	Extracellular vesicles
FFPE	Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded
HDS	High dormancy score
HER2	Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HR	Hormone receptors
HRT	Hormone replacement therapy
IHC	Immonohistochemistry
NE	Neutrophil elastase
NET	Neutrophil extracellular traps
MBC	Metastatic breast cancer
RT-PCR	Reverse-transcriptase polymerase-chain-reaction
PR	Progesterone receptor
TNBC	Triple-negative breast cancer
TME	Tumor microenvironment
TIME	Tumor immune microenvironment