Tumour-infiltrating B cells: immunological mechanisms, clinical impact and therapeutic opportunities

CM Laumont, AC Banville, M Gilardi, DP Hollern… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Although immunotherapy research to date has focused largely on T cells, there is mounting
evidence that tumour-infiltrating B cells and plasma cells (collectively referred to as tumour …

The roles of tertiary lymphoid structures in chronic diseases

Y Sato, K Silina, M van den Broek, K Hirahara… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) are ectopic lymphoid tissues that drive antigen-specific
immune responses at sites of chronic inflammation. Unlike secondary lymphoid organs such …

Combination strategies to maximize the benefits of cancer immunotherapy

S Zhu, T Zhang, L Zheng, H Liu, W Song, D Liu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Immunotherapies such as immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) and adoptive cell therapy
(ACT) have revolutionized cancer treatment, especially in patients whose disease was …

Tertiary lymphoid structures and B cells determine clinically relevant T cell phenotypes in ovarian cancer

L Kasikova, J Rakova, M Hensler, T Lanickova… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Intratumoral tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) have been associated with improved
outcome in various cohorts of patients with cancer, reflecting their contribution to the …

Hot and cold tumors: Immunological features and the therapeutic strategies

L Wang, H Geng, Y Liu, L Liu, Y Chen, F Wu, Z Liu… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The “hotness” or “coldness” of the tumors are determined by the information of the
cancer cells themselves, tumor immune characteristics, tumor microenvironment, and …

B cell function in the tumor microenvironment

SM Downs-Canner, J Meier, BG Vincent… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a heterogeneous, complex organization composed of
tumor, stroma, and endothelial cells that is characterized by cross talk between tumor and …

The immune contexture and Immunoscore in cancer prognosis and therapeutic efficacy

D Bruni, HK Angell, J Galon - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The international American Joint Committee on Cancer/Union for International
Cancer Control (AJCC/UICC) tumour-node-metastasis (TNM) staging system provides the …

Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in the immunotherapy era

ST Paijens, A Vledder, M de Bruyn… - Cellular & molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
The clinical success of cancer immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has refocused attention
on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) across cancer types. The outcome of immune …

B cells and tertiary lymphoid structures promote immunotherapy response

BA Helmink, SM Reddy, J Gao, S Zhang, R Basar… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Treatment with immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has revolutionized cancer
therapy. Until now, predictive biomarkers,,,,,,,,–and strategies to augment clinical response …

T follicular helper cells in cancer

N Gutiérrez-Melo, D Baumjohann - Trends in cancer, 2023 - cell.com
T follicular helper (Tfh) cells provide essential help to B cells for effective antibody-mediated
immune responses. Although the crucial function of these CD4+ T cells in infection and …