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ArticleScience advances2025

B cell-reactive neoantigens boost antitumor immunity.

Jeong Yeon Kim, Jinhyeon An, Soyeon Kim, Hye-Yeong Jo, Eun Ji Lee, Minju Kim, Hongui Cha, Se-Hoon Lee, Hyun-Young Park, Sang Cheol Kim and 4 more

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Article in Science advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Personalized neoantigen mRNA vaccines for pancreatic cancer: the role of lipid nanoparticle delivery systems.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Jeong Yeon KimDepartment of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8678-4568
Jinhyeon AnDepartment of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7905-3321
Soyeon KimDepartment of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0000-0737-4951
Hye-Yeong JoDivision of Healthcare and Artificial Intelligence, Department of Precision Medicine, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2343-7729
Eun Ji LeeDepartment of Physiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8264-080X
Minju KimNeogenlogic Inc., Seongnam-si, Gyeongi-do, Republic of Korea.
Hongui ChaDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2404-1838
Se-Hoon LeeDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-9219-3350
Hyun-Young ParkKorea National Institute of Health, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-6698-7368
Sang Cheol KimDivision of Healthcare and Artificial Intelligence, Department of Precision Medicine, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4389-9178
Dae-Yeon ChoNeogenlogic Inc., Seongnam-si, Gyeongi-do, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-1313-8124
Inkyung ShinNeogenlogic Inc., Seongnam-si, Gyeongi-do, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0009-0007-2715-4447
Suhwan ChangDepartment of Physiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0282-0120
Jung Kyoon ChoiDepartment of Bio and Brain Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-2077-8947

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

B cell involvement in neoantigen-driven antitumor immunity remains largely unexplored because of challenges in predicting B cell responses. Here, we developed a method to identify B cell epitopes by characterizing >437,000 peptides tested for IgG binding and >370 million B cell receptor (BCR) clones. Our single-cell BCR sequencing of pre- and post-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccination validates the performance of this method. Mouse vaccination experiments demonstrate that B cell neoepitopes enhance immune responses, driving BCR expansion and tumor regression. Genomic analysis of >8000 The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) samples reveals an inverse correlation between predicted B cell reactivity and mutation allele frequencies, indicating B cell-mediated neoantigen elimination. Applying our multiomics model to checkpoint blockade responses in 2074 patients highlights the clinical relevance of B cell neoepitope prediction. A meta-analysis of 11 personalized vaccine trials involving 1739 neoantigens suggests that incorporating B cell neoepitopes may improve vaccination efficacy. These results underscore the significance of B cell-reactive neoantigens in antitumor immunity.

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Antigens, NeoplasmB-LymphocytesEpitopes, B-LymphocyteNeoplasmsAnimalsCancer VaccinesCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesHumansMiceReceptors, Antigen, B-CellSARS-CoV-2VaccinationAntigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesCOVID-19 VaccinesEpitopes, B-LymphocyteReceptors, Antigen, B-Cell

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