Table 2 Relative average proportions of B and T cells in heterotypic LCs, pure T LCs, and TLS.

From: Spatial distribution of B cells and lymphocyte clusters as a predictor of triple-negative breast cancer outcome

Cell Type

LC type

Good Outcome (n = 19)

Poor Outcome (n = 8)

p value

CD20+ B cells

Heterotypic

0.27

0.38

0.04

Th cells

Heterotypic

0.42

0.38

0.3

CD8+ T cells

Heterotypic

0.26

0.19

0.07

Tregs

Heterotypic

0.055

0.050

0.7

Th cells

Pure T

0.53

0.54

0.8

CD8+ T cells

Pure T

0.35

0.31

0.3

Tregs

Pure T

0.12

0.15

0.4

CD20+ B cells

TLS

0.51

0.62

0.3

Th cells

TLS

0.30

0.21

0.2

CD8+ T cells

TLS

0.15

0.15

1.0

Tregs

TLS

0.034

0.023

0.6

  1. In a good outcome, the proportion of T cells is higher while the proportion of B cells is lower. Only lymphocytes are used in computing relative proportions.
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