BC	breast cancer
CTL	cytotoxic T lymphocytes
CTLA-4	cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein
DC	dendritic cell
FGF	fibroblast growth factor
HER2	human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HIF	hypoxia-inducible transcription factor
IC	immune checkpoint
ICIs	immune checkpoint inhibitors
IL-8	interleukin 8
Lag3	lymphocyte activation gene 3
LDHA	lactate dehydrogenase
MDSCs	myeloid-derived suppressor cells
MMPs	matrix metalloproteinases
pCR	pathologic complete response
PDGF	platelet-derived growth factor
PD-L1	programmed death-ligand 1
TAM	M2-like protumor macrophages
TGFβ-1	transforming growth factor beta-1
TILs	tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
Tim-3	T-cell immunoglobulin mucin-3
TME	tumor microenvironment
TNBCs	triple-negative BCs
Tregs	regulatory T cells
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor