Tertiary lymphoid structures in cancer

TN Schumacher, DS Thommen - Science, 2022 - science.org
BACKGROUND Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) are organized aggregates of immune
cells that form postnatally in nonlymphoid tissues. TLSs are not found under physiological …

Inflammation and tumor progression: signaling pathways and targeted intervention

H Zhao, L Wu, G Yan, Y Chen, M Zhou… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer development and its response to therapy are regulated by inflammation, which
either promotes or suppresses tumor progression, potentially displaying opposing effects on …

[HTML][HTML] Tertiary lymphoid structures generate and propagate anti-tumor antibody-producing plasma cells in renal cell cancer

M Meylan, F Petitprez, E Becht, A Bougoüin, G Pupier… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
The presence of intratumoral tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) is associated with positive
clinical outcomes and responses to immunotherapy in cancer. Here, we used spatial …

[HTML][HTML] Intratumoral plasma cells predict outcomes to PD-L1 blockade in non-small cell lung cancer

NS Patil, BY Nabet, S Müller, H Koeppen, W Zou… - Cancer cell, 2022 - cell.com
Inhibitors of the programmed cell death-1 (PD-1/PD-L1) signaling axis are approved to treat
non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, based on their significant overall survival (OS) …

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 …

Spatial architecture of the immune microenvironment orchestrates tumor immunity and therapeutic response

T Fu, LJ Dai, SY Wu, Y **ao, D Ma, YZ Jiang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Tumors are not only aggregates of malignant cells but also well-organized complex
ecosystems. The immunological components within tumors, termed the tumor 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 …

Germinal center and extrafollicular B cell responses in vaccination, immunity, and autoimmunity

RA Elsner, MJ Shlomchik - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
Activated B cells participate in either extrafollicular (EF) or germinal center (GC) responses.
Canonical responses are composed of a short wave of plasmablasts (PBs) arising from EF …

B cells are associated with survival and immunotherapy response in sarcoma

F Petitprez, A de Reyniès, EZ Keung, TWW Chen… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Soft-tissue sarcomas represent a heterogeneous group of cancer, with more than 50
histological subtypes,. The clinical presentation of patients with different subtypes is often …

STING agonists as cancer therapeutics

A Amouzegar, M Chelvanambi, JN Filderman… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Immunotherapies have revolutionized the field of cancer therapeutics, yet
a substantial subset of patients fail to respond. Recent efforts have focused on identifying …