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Tertiary lymphoid structures generate and propagate anti-tumor antibody-producing plasma cells in renal cell cancer

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Meylan, Maxime, Petitprez, Florent, Becht, Etienne, Bougoüin, Antoine, Pupier, Guilhem, Calvez, Anne, Giglioli, Ilenia, Verkarre, Virginie +15 more·2022·Immunity

Abstract

The presence of intratumoral tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) is associated with positive clinical outcomes and responses to immunotherapy in cancer. Here, we used spatial transcriptomics to examine the nature of B cell responses within TLS in renal cell carcinoma (RCC). B cells were enriched in TLS, and therein, we could identify all B cell maturation stages toward plasma cell (PC) formation. B cell repertoire analysis revealed clonal diversification, selection, expansion in TLS, and the presence of fully mature clonotypes at distance. In TLS+ tumors, IgG- and IgA-producing PCs disseminated into the tumor beds along fibroblastic tracks. TLS+ tumors exhibited high frequencies of IgG-producing PCs and IgG-stained and apoptotic malignant cells, suggestive of anti-tumor effector activity. Therapeutic responses and progression-free survival correlated with IgG-stained tumor cells in RCC patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Thus, intratumoral TLS sustains B cell maturation and antibody production that is associated with response to immunotherapy, potentially via direct anti-tumor effects.

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  • Tumor-associated tertiary lymphoid structures are emerging as a powerful prognostic marker in melanoma and a number of other cancer types.

    “Also, as a member of the 12-chemokine gene signature classifier33, its expression has been correlated with the presence of tumor-associated tertiary lymphoid structures50–52 which are rapidly emerging as a powerful prognostic marker in melanoma and a number of other cancer types53–55.”
  • In RCC patients receiving ICIs, tertiary lymphoid structures favoured in situ B cell maturation and differentiation into IgG-secreting plasma cells.

    “Analysis of tumour tissue from three cohorts of patients who had received ICIs revealed that, in those harbouring tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS), these structures favoured in situ B cell maturation and differentiation into IgG-secreting plasma cells.”
  • RCC patients with TLS+ tumours and IgG-labelled tumour cells had higher ORR and longer PFS than those with TLS+ tumours without IgG labelling.

    “Patients with TLS+ tumours and IgG-labelled RCC cells had higher ORR and prolonged PFS than those with TLS+ tumours and no IgG labelling119.”

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Meylan, M., Petitprez, F., Becht, E., Bougoüin, A., Pupier, G., Calvez, A., Giglioli, I., Verkarre, V., Lacroix, G., Verneau, J., Sun, C.-M., Laurent-Puig, P., Vano, Y.-A., Elaïdi, R., Méjean, A., Sanchez-Salas, R., Barret, E., Cathelineau, X., Oudard, S., Reynaud, C.-A., de Reyniès, A., Sautès-Fridman, C., & Fridman, W. H.
Affiliations
  • Inserm (FR)
  • La Ligue Contre le Cancer (FR)
  • Université Paris Cité (FR)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Corresponding author
Fridman, Wolf Herman
Venue
Immunity
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-03
Volume
55
Issue
3
Pages
527-541.e5
ISSN
1074-7613 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4214620261
Cited by
831
References
68
Citations by year
2026: 214 · 2025: 220 · 2024: 214 · 2023: 132 · 2022: 51
FWCI
65.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Immunity (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Funders
Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-10-LABX-0015)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Keywords
tertiary lymphoid structures, renal cell carcinoma, plasma cells, B cell maturation, anti-tumor antibodies, IgG, IgA, B cell receptor repertoire, clonal diversification, immune checkpoint inhibitors, spatial transcriptomics, tumor microenvironment
MeSH terms
Tertiary Lymphoid Structures, Carcinoma, Renal Cell, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulin G, Kidney Neoplasms, Male, Plasma Cells, Tumor Microenvironment

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