T cells in testicular germ cell tumors: new evidence of fundamental contributions by rare subsets.
Rashidul IslamJannis HeyerMiriam FiguraXiaoyan WangXichen NieBenedict NathanielSivanjah IndumathyKatja HartmannChristiane PleugerMonika FijakSabine KlieschFlorian DittmarAdrian PilatzFlorian WagenlehnerMark HedgerBruce LovelandJames H HotalingJingtao GuoKate L LovelandHans-Christian SchuppeDaniela FietzPublished in: British journal of cancer (2024)
Despite considerable heterogeneity between patients, T cell subtypes form a key part of the TGCT microenvironment. The novel finding of rare Treg and Tfh cells in human testis suggests their involvement in TGCT pathobiology, with implications for understanding tumor progression, to assess patients' prognosis, and as putative targets for personalized immunotherapy.