Infiltration of NK and plasma cells is associated with a distinct immune subset in non‐small cell lung cancer
Backman M, La Fleur L, Kurppa P, Djureinovic D, Elfving H, Brunnström H, Mattsson J, Lindberg A, Pontén V, Eltahir M, Mangsbo S, Gulyas M, Isaksson J, Jirström K, Kärre K, Leandersson K, Mezheyeuski A, Pontén F, Strell C, Lindskog C, Botling J, Micke P. Infiltration of NK and plasma cells is associated with a distinct immune subset in non‐small cell lung cancer. The Journal Of Pathology 2021, 255: 243-256. PMID: 34339045, DOI: 10.1002/path.5772.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerImmune cell infiltrationHigh immune cell infiltrationCell infiltrationNK cellsImmune classPlasma cellsLow immune cell infiltrationEra of immunotherapyCell lung cancerImmune cell markersTumor mutational loadImmune response-related genesInnate immune responseImmune cell analysisClinicopathologic characteristicsPD-L1Immune activationImmune classificationNSCLC casesImmune patternsLung cancerImmune cellsClinical backgroundImmune response