AI	aromatase inhibitors
ALDH+	aldehyde dehydrogenase positive
ARG-1	arginase-1
BC	breast cancer
BCs	breast cancer cells
BCSCs	breast cancer stem cells
bHLH	Hes/Hey family of basic helix–loop–helix
CAFs	cancer-associated fibroblasts
CBF-1	centromere binding factor 1
CCL17	C-C motif chemokine ligand 17
CCL2	C-C motif chemokine ligand 2
CCL22	C-C motif chemokine ligand 22
CCND1	cyclin D1
CCR2	C-C chemokine receptor type 2
CDKI	cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor
ChemoR	chemokines receptors
CSCs	cancer stem-like cells
CSF-1	colony stimulating factor-1
DCIS	ductal carcinoma in situ
E2	estradiol
ECM	extracellular matrix
EGF	epidermal growth factor
EMT	epithelial mesenchymal transition
ER	estrogen receptor
ER+	estrogen receptor alpha positive
ER−	estrogen receptor alpha negative
ErbB1	human epidermal growth factor receptor
ErbB2	human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
ErbB3	human epidermal growth factor receptor 3
ERα	estrogen receptor alpha
GFRs	growth factor receptors
GFs	growth factors
GPER	G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1
GSIs	γ-secretase inhibitors
GSK3-β	glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta
HER2	human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HER2+	human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positive
HIF-1α	hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha
HIF-2α	hypoxia-inducible factor 2 alpha
IL-10	interleukin-10
IL-1β	interleukin-1 beta
IL-4	interleukin-4
IL-6	interleukin-6
IRF8	interferon regulatory factor 8
JAG	membrane-bound ligands Jagged
LN	lymph nodes
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MAML	mastermind-like
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MMP-2	matrix metalloproteinase-2
MMP-9	matrix metalloproteinase-9
MMPs	matrix metalloproteinases
MMTV	mouse mammary tumor virus
MSCs	mesenchymal cells
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
NECD	Notch extracellular domain
NICD	Notch intracellular domain
NRG1	neuregulin 1
Oct-4	octamer binding transcription factor 4
PA	plasminogen activator
PD1+	programmed death 1 positive
PR	progesterone receptor
PR+	progesterone receptor positive
PTEN	phosphatase and tensin homolog
RBPJ	recombination signal binding protein for immunoglobulin kappa J region
SDF-1	stromal cell-derived factor-1
STAT1	signal transducer and activator of transcription 1
TAMs	tumor-associated macrophages
TGF-β	transforming growth factor beta
TILs	tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
TME	tumor microenvironment
TNBCs	triple negative breast cancers
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor alpha
uPA	urokinase-type plasminogen activator
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR3	VEGF receptor 3
VEGFRs	vascular endothelial growth factor receptors