<i>In vitro</i>, dihydroartemisinin and artesunate could reverse breast cancer doxorubicin resistance, through inducing autophagy via upregulating LC3B and ATG7.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Our study provided a comprehensive landscape of the autophagy-related molecular and tumor microenvironment patterns for cancer progression and resistance, and highlighted the promising potential of drug-induced autophagy in the activation of drug sensitivity and reversal of resistance. Here, ATG7 is linked to cancer.