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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

A novel multi-layered immune structural model for peripheral blood immune scoring in cancer patients: perspective and hypothesis.

Hao Jin

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Hao JinClinical Research Management Department, Tianjin Cancer Hospital Airport Hospital, Tianjin, China.

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Abstract

Accurately assessing and quantifying immune competence in cancer patients remains a major challenge in tumor immunology. Traditional intratumoral immune profiling, such as tissue pathology and tissue-based cytometry techniques, faces significant challenges due to difficulties in tissue sampling, spatial heterogeneity, and technical limitations. In contrast, peripheral blood immune profiling is a more practical and reproducible approach, providing valuable insights into systemic immune status. This article introduces a novel immune structural model, inspired by protein structural hierarchy, to classify immune components into three hierarchical levels: primary, secondary, and tertiary immune structures. We hypothesize that this model can provide a systematic framework for constructing an immune scoring system (ISS) that integrates multi-dimensional immune information from flow cytometry, cytokine profiling, and immune checkpoint molecule assessments. The proposed model offers a new way to assess immune status and could serve as a valuable tool for clinical personalized treatment and prognostic evaluation.

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Models, ImmunologicalNeoplasmsCytokinesFlow CytometryHumansPrognosisCytokinesimmune scoring systemimmune structural modelimmunotherapy biomarkersperipheral blood immune profilingtumor immune microenvironment

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