Fig. 1

Frequencies of major lymphocyte types in peripheral blood of IBC patients compared to healthy controls. Absolute counts per μl of peripheral blood were determined for a total lymphocytes, b CD3⁻CD56⁺ NK cells, c CD19⁺ B cells, d CD3⁺ T cells, e CD3⁺CD4⁺ T cells, f CD3⁺CD8⁺ T cells, g CD4⁺ to CD8⁺ ratio of CD3⁺ T cells, and h CD3⁺CD4⁺CD8⁺ T cells. Healthy donors are shown as open circles, triple-negative IBC patients as shaded triangles, untreated IBC patients as filled squares, and chemotherapy-treated IBC patients as open squares. Horizontal lines indicate median values and statistical significance was determined by a Wilcoxon rank-sum test