B cells and the humoral response in melanoma: The overlooked players of the tumor microenvironment

Evidence of tumor-resident mature B cell and antibody compartments and reports of associations with favorable prognosis in malignant melanoma suggest that humoral immunity could participate in antitumor defense. Likely striving to confer immunological protection while being subjected to tumor-promot...

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Main Authors: Giulia Chiaruttini, Silvia Mele, James Opzoomer, Silvia Crescioli, Kristina M. Ilieva, Katie E. Lacy, Sophia N. Karagiannis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-04-01
Series:OncoImmunology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2162402X.2017.1294296