BC	Breast cancer
CAF	Cancer-associated fibroblast
CTC	Circulating tumor cell
ECM	Extracellular matrix
EMT	Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
EpCAM	Epithelial cell adhesion molecule
Basic FGF	basic fibroblast growth factor
G-CSF	Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
IDC	Invasive ductal carcinoma
IFN-gamma	Interferon gamma
IL	Interleukin
LVI	Lymphovascular invasion
MCP-3	Monocyte chemotactic protein 3
MDSC	Myeloid-derived suppressor cell
MET	Mesenchymal-epithelial transition
MIP-1alpha	Macrophage inflammatory protein-1α
OS	Overall survival
PFS	Progression-free survival
TAM	Tumor-associated macrophage
TGF-beta	Transforming growth factor-beta
TIL	Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte
TNF-alpha	Tumor necrosis factor-alpha
TNF-beta	Tumor necrosis factor-beta