SOAT1 and breast carcinoma: In breast cancer, derivatives such as saikosaponin A (SSa), saikosaponin B (SSb), and SZC014 influence key pathways such as the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT), protein kinase-B (Akt), and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) pathways, inhibiting metastasis, angiogenesis, and cell migration, respectively.