CXCL12 and breast cancer: This signaling pathway, which is composed of the chemokine CXCL12 (also called SDF-1 for stromal cell-derived factor 1) and its receptors CXCR4 and CXCR7, play pivotal roles in the cell migration, angiogenesis, proliferation, and survival of many cancer cells, including breast cancer [15,16].