ADAM-10	A disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain containing protein-10
ALDH-1	Aldehyde dehydrogenase-1
APCs	Antigen presenting cells
BC	Breast cancer
BCSCs	Breast cancer stem cells
CM	Conditioned medium
CSCs	Cancer stem cell-like cells
DAB	3,3′-Diaminobenzidine
DAPI	4′,6-Diamidine-2′-phenylindole dihydrochloride
ECL	Enhanced chemiluminescence
EMT	Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
ESM-1	Endothelial cell specific molecule-1
HER2	Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HIF-1α	Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α
HLA-E	HLA class I molecules-E
HRP	Horseradish peroxidase
IHC	Immunohistochemistry
LDH	Lactate dehydrogenase
LOX	Lysyl oxidase
MDSC	Myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MICA/B	MHC class I chain-related molecules A/B
NK cells	Natural killer cells
NLR	Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio
NP-40	Nonylphonoxypolyethoxypthanol-40
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
RT	Radiotherapy
RT-R	Radiotherapy-resistant
RT-PCR	Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction
SDS-PAGE	Sodium dodecyl sulfate- polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
TAMs	Tumor-associated macrophages
TME	Tumor microenvironment
TNBC	Triple-negative breast cancer
Tregs	Regulatory T cells