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ArticleNature genetics2025

Multi-modal spatial characterization of tumor immune microenvironments identifies targetable inflammatory niches in diffuse large B cell lymphoma.

Yibo Dai, Atish Kizhakeyil, Dai Chihara, Xubin Li, Yunhe Liu, Tania Patricia Sainz Zuniga, Ashley Wilson, Jared Henderson, Daniil Vibe, Arman Petrosyants and 11 more

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Article in Nature genetics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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21 authors.

Yibo Dai *Department of Genomic Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-8023-4665
Atish Kizhakeyil *Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Dai ChiharaDepartment of Lymphoma & Myeloma, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Xubin LiDepartment of Lymphoma & Myeloma, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Yunhe LiuDepartment of Genomic Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Tania Patricia Sainz ZunigaDepartment of Hematopathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Ashley WilsonDepartment of Lymphoma & Myeloma, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Jared HendersonDepartment of Lymphoma & Myeloma, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5121-5234
Daniil VibeBostonGene Corporation, Waltham, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0175-1127
Arman PetrosyantsBostonGene Corporation, Waltham, MA, USA.
Connor JacobsonBostonGene Corporation, Waltham, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0299-3451
Alexander SarachakovBostonGene Corporation, Waltham, MA, USA.
Krystle NomieBostonGene Corporation, Waltham, MA, USA.
Kirill KryukovBostonGene Corporation, Waltham, MA, USA.
Aleksander BagaevBostonGene Corporation, Waltham, MA, USA.
Ayushi ChauhanDepartment of Lymphoma & Myeloma, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Jason R WestinDepartment of Lymphoma & Myeloma, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Christopher R FlowersThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, USA.
Francisco VegaDepartment of Hematopathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5956-452X
Linghua WangDepartment of Genomic Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. lwang22@mdanderson.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9380-0266
Michael R GreenDepartment of Genomic Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. mgreen5@mdanderson.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6309-9472

Funding

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society) NALymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCLs) are a heterogeneous group of malignancies that can arise in lymph nodes or extranodal locations, including immune-privileged sites. Here, we applied highly multiplexed spatial transcriptomics and proteomics together with genomic profiling to characterize the immune microenvironment architecture of 78 DLBCL tumors. We define seven distinct cellular niches, each characterized by unique cellular compositions, spatial organizations and patterns of intercellular communication associated with niche-specific phenotypes of both T cells and tumor B cells. Among these, DLBCLs from immune-privileged sites showed abundant T cell infiltration into diffuse niches, where immune cells were intermixed with tumor B cells and bore transcriptional hallmarks of activation and effector function, suggesting that they may be primed for anti-tumor immunity. Spatial characterization of the DLBCL immune microenvironment, therefore, reveals cellular niches that foster divergent patterns of cell-cell interactions contributing to the phenotypic heterogeneity of both niche-resident tumor and immune cells.

Indexed as

Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseTumor MicroenvironmentB-LymphocytesCell CommunicationGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansInflammationProteomicsT-LymphocytesTranscriptome

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PMID41120574
PMCPMC12597830

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