B cell subsets expanding during tumor progression have been associated with impaired anti-tumor responses and resistance to immunotherapy. Here the authors report that STING agonism or anti-PD-1 induce intratumoral B cell infiltration, and that depleting B-cells improves response to immunotherapies in preclinical models of hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Xin Liu
- Zelong Liu
- Dan G. Duda