B cells and tertiary lymphoid structures as determinants of tumour immune contexture and clinical outcome

WH Fridman, M Meylan, F Petitprez, CM Sun… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
B cells are a major component of the tumour microenvironment, where they are
predominantly associated with tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS). In germinal centres within …

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 …

Dual effect of immune cells within tumour microenvironment: pro-and anti-tumour effects and their triggers

AC Peña-Romero, E Orenes-Piñero - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The relationship between the immune system and tumours is currently one
of the most studied topics in the field of cancer. Previously, it was thought that a tumour could …

B cells in the tumor microenvironment: Multi-faceted organizers, regulators, and effectors of anti-tumor immunity

CM Laumont, BH Nelson - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Our understanding of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) is rapidly expanding beyond T cell-
centric perspectives to include B cells and plasma cells, collectively referred to as TIL-Bs. In …

Immune microenvironment in osteosarcoma: components, therapeutic strategies and clinical applications

T Zhu, J Han, L Yang, Z Cai, W Sun, Y Hua… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Osteosarcoma is a primary malignant tumor that tends to threaten children and adolescents,
and the 5-year event-free survival rate has not improved significantly in the past three …

B cells and tertiary lymphoid structures: friends or foes in cancer immunotherapy?

M Lauss, M Donia, IM Svane, G Jönsson - Clinical cancer research, 2022 - AACR
Tumor cells pose a challenge to the adaptive immune system, and its key cell types, T and B
cells, have frequently been associated with an improved prognosis. The success of immune …

Spatial transcriptomics analysis of neoadjuvant cabozantinib and nivolumab in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma identifies independent mechanisms of resistance …

S Zhang, L Yuan, L Danilova, G Mo, Q Zhu… - Genome medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Novel immunotherapy combination therapies have improved outcomes for
patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but responses are limited to a subset of …

Immune checkpoint blockade in pancreatic cancer: trudging through the immune desert

X Li, M Gulati, AC Larson, JC Solheim, M Jain… - Seminars in cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancer (PC) has exceptionally high mortality due to ineffective treatment
strategies. Immunotherapy, which mobilizes the immune system to fight against cancer, has …

Biomarkers for immune checkpoint inhibition in sarcomas–are we close to clinical implementation?

CS Yiong, TP Lin, VY Lim, TB Toh, VS Yang - Biomarker research, 2023 - Springer
Sarcomas are a group of diverse and complex cancers of mesenchymal origin that remains
poorly understood. Recent developments in cancer immunotherapy have demonstrated a …

Mature tertiary lymphoid structures are key niches of tumour-specific immune responses in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas

GS Kinker, GAF Vitiello, AB Diniz, MP Cabral-Piccin… - Gut, 2023 - gut.bmj.com
Objective To better understand the immune microenvironment of pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinomas (PDACs), here we explored the relevance of T and B cell …