| AIs | aromatase inhibitors |
| ASCO | American Society of Clinical Oncology |
| BCa | Breast cancer |
| BM | bone metastases |
| BMFS | bone metastases-free survival |
| BPs | bisphosphonates |
| BTA | bone-targeted agent |
| CRPC | castration-resistant prostate cancer |
| CTCs | circulating cancer cells |
| DC | dendritic cells |
| EBCTCG | Early Breast Cancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group |
| EMT | epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition |
| ER | estrogen receptor |
| ESMO | European Society for Medical Oncology |
| ET | endocrine therapy |
| HR | hormone receptor |
| ICI | immune checkpoint inhibitor |
| IGFs | insulin-like growth factors |
| IHC | immunohistochemistry |
| MM | multiple myeloma |
| MPA | medroxy-progesterone acetate |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| OPG | osteoprotegerin |
| ORR | objective response rate |
| OS | overall survival |
| PCa | prostate cancer |
| PFS | progression-free survival |
| PR | progesterone receptor |
| RANKL | receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand |
| RCC | renal cell carcinoma |
| RCTs | randomized clinical trials |
| SREs | skeletal-related events |
| TAMs | tumor-associated macrophages |
| TILs | tumor infiltrating lymphocytes |
| TKIs | tyrosine kinase inhibitors |
| TNBCa | triple-negative breast cancer |
| ZA | zoledronate |