Tumor invasion in draining lymph nodes is associated with Treg accumulation in breast cancer patients

Tumor-draining lymph nodes are often the first site of metastasis in breast cancer patients. Here, the authors show that metastatic lymph nodes are characterized by the accumulation of suppressive regulatory T cells with a distinct phenotype compared to matched non-invaded lymph nodes and tumors.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nicolas Gonzalo Núñez, Jimena Tosello Boari, Rodrigo Nalio Ramos, Wilfrid Richer, Nicolas Cagnard, Cyrill Dimitri Anderfuhren, Leticia Laura Niborski, Jeremy Bigot, Didier Meseure, Philippe De La Rochere, Maud Milder, Sophie Viel, Delphine Loirat, Louis Pérol, Anne Vincent-Salomon, Xavier Sastre-Garau, Becher Burkhard, Christine Sedlik, Olivier Lantz, Sebastian Amigorena, Eliane Piaggio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17046-2