| ADC | directed antibody-drug conjugate |
| AKT | the serine/threonine protein kinase |
| ALK | Anaplastic lymphoma kinase |
| APC | antigen presenting cells |
| ATF4 | Activating Transcription Factor 4 |
| BC | breast cancer |
| BL1 | basal-like 1 |
| BL2 | basal-like 2 |
| BRCA | BReast CAncer gene |
| CDK | Cicline dependent kinase |
| CI | confidance interval |
| CPS | combined positive score |
| ECM | extracellular matrix |
| EGFR | Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor |
| EMA | European Medicine Agency |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| ETM | epithelial to mesenchymal transition |
| FAK | focal adhesion kinase |
| G-CSF | Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor |
| GSIs | γ -secretase inhibitors |
| HER2 | epidermal growth factor receptor-2 |
| HIF1 | Hypoxia-Inducible Factor |
| HR | hazard ratio |
| IFN-γ | Interferon gamma |
| IGF-1R | Insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IM | immunomodulatory |
| JAK | Janus-family tyrosine kinase |
| LAR | luminal androgen receptor |
| M | mesenchymal-like |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| MDSCs | suppressor cells of myeloid derived origin |
| MET | mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor |
| MSL | mesenchymal stem cell-like |
| mTOR | mammalian target of rapamycin |
| MVA | Modified Vaccinia Ankara |
| NACT | neoadjuvant chemotherapy |
| NSCLC | no small cell lung cancer |
| ORR | objective response rate |
| OS | overall survival |
| PARP | Poli ADP-ribose polymerase inhibitors |
| pCR | pathological complete response |
| PD-1 | programmed death-1 |
| PDGF | Platelet-Derived Growth Factor |
| PD-L1 | Programmed Death-Ligand 1 |
| PFS | progression free survival |
| PI3K | phosphatidylinositol-3-OH kinase |
| PR | progesterone receptor |
| PTEN | tensin homologue |
| RTKs | Receptor tyrosine kinases |
| SFKs | Src family kinases |
| SH | Src homology |
| Src | sarcoma oncogene cellular homolog |
| STAT | Signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| TGF-β | Tumor Necrosis Factor Beta |
| TKI | tyrosine kynase inhibitor |
| TNBC | triple negative breast cancer |
| TP53 | Tumor protein53 |
| Trop-2 | trophoblast cell surface antigen-2 |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factors |