Dormancy of disseminated cancer cells has been described in patients with breast cancer and associated with late metastatic relapses. Here the authors show that CD39+PD-1+CD8+ T cells correlate with increased disease free survival post-resection in breast cancer patients, and promote dormancy in a preclinical model.
- Paulino Tallón de Lara
- Héctor Castañón
- Maries van den Broek