Density and maturity of peritumoral tertiary lymphoid structures in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma predicts patient survival and response to immune checkpoint inhibitors

Hayashi et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69dec50d5e217d93a555864e — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-023-02235-9

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