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Enrichment and Characterization of the Tumor Immune and Non-immune Microenvironments in Established Subcutaneous Murine Tumors
Published on: June 7, 2018
Characterizing the immune microenvironment for nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Abstract:
The microenvironment of nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) and its relationship to presentation and outcomes has not been widely investigated. In a large cohort of patients with NLPHL, Hartmann and colleagues showed an association between microenvironmental factors and clinical presentation serving to inform future studies evaluating the prognostic impact of the immunoarchitectural patterns and cell types present. Commentary on: Hartmann et al. Tumor cell characteristics and microenvironment composition correspond to clinical presentation in newly diagnosed nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2022;199:392-401.
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