Comment on “Multiplex B Cell Characterization in Blood, Lymph Nodes, and Tumors from Patients with Malignancies”

In recent years it has been increasingly appreciated that B cells constitute a significant part of the immune infiltrate of solid tumors ([1][1]). In their interesting paper, Zirakzadeh et al. demonstrate that solid tumors and metastatic lymph nodes are enriched for terminally differentiated B cells

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