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From: Late recurrence of breast cancer is associated with pro-cancerous immune microenvironment in the primary tumor

Figure 5

Box plots of immune cell components comparison between timing of BC recurrence in METABRIC cohort. Anti-cancer immune cells (upper) and pro-cancerous immune cells (bottom) were shown in distant recurrence section, (A) and in local recurrence section. (B) Primary BCs with cancer recurrence data were analyzed and categorized as follows: recurrence ≤2 years (Early), recurrence between 2–5 years (Mid), recurrence >5 years (Late), and no recurrence >5 years (Survivors). ****Means P < 0.0001, **means P < 0.01 and *means P < 0.05. Abbreviations: BC, breast cancer; METABRIC, Molecular Taxonomy of Breast Cancer International Consortium;.K-W, Kruskal-Wallis; NS, not significant.

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