Background: Adriamycin (ADR) resistance is one of the main obstacles to improve the clinical prognosis of breast cancer (BRCA) patients. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) can regulate cell behavior, but the role of these RNAs in anti ADR of BRCA remains unclear. Here we aim to investigate the imbalance of a particular long noncoding RNA, lncRNA CBR3 antisense RNA 1 (CBR3-AS1), and its role in ADR resistance.Methods: Microarray analysis of ADR-resistant BRCA cells was performed to identify CBR3-AS1. CCK8 assay and colony formation assay were used to detect the sensitivity of BRCA cells to ADR. Dual-luciferase reporter, RNA pull down, IHC and Western blot were used to verify the relationship between CBR3-AS1, miRNA and target genes. In vivo, the effect of CBR3-AS1 on BRCA resistance was observed by xenograft tumor model. The role of CBR3-AS1 in influencing ADR sensitivity was verified by clinical BRCA specimens, TCGA, CCLE, and GDSC databases.Results: Here, we found that lncRNA CBR3-AS1 was significantly increased in BRCA tissues and was closely correlated with poor prognosis. CBR3-AS1 overexpression promoted ADR resistance in BRCA cells in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, we identified that CBR3-AS1 functioned as a competitive endogenous RNA by acting as a molecular sponge of miR-25-3p. MEK4 and JNK1 of MAPK pathway were the direct downstream proteins of CBR3-AS1 / miR-25-3p axis in BRCA cells.Conclusions: In summary, our findings demonstrate that CBR3-AS1 plays a critical role in the chemotherapy resistance of BRCA by mediating the miR-25-3p, MEK4/JNK1 regulatory axis. The potential of CBR3-AS1 as an oncogene and therapeutic biomarker of BRCA was identified.