| Literature DB >> 29716887 |
Antonino Carbone1, Annunziata Gloghini2, Carmelo Carlo-Stella3,4.
Abstract
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-related and EBV-unrelated classical Hodgkin lymphomas (cHLs) are morphologically and phenotypically indistinguishable. However, the tumor microenvironment of EBV-related cHLs contains higher numbers of macrophages and higher expression levels of PD-L1 than that of EBV-unrelated cHLs. Moreover, viral oncoprotein LMP1 may sustain an immunosuppressive microenvironment by inducing/enhancing production of immunosuppressive cytokines and the expression of PD-1. The presence of enhanced immunosuppressive features in EBV-related cHL should make EBV-related cHL patients more susceptible to checkpoint blockade.Entities:
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29716887 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-02-833806
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Blood ISSN: 0006-4971 Impact factor: 22.113