Influence of tumor-draining lymph nodes on immunotherapy: lymphadenectomy may have its limits.

Vonderheide, Robert H · Clin Cancer Res · 2026

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Abstract

In this CCR Translations, it is explored whether removing fewer than usual tumor-draining lymph nodes at surgical resection might offer better outcomes in patients subsequently receiving immunotherapy. These lymph nodes likely host coordinated adaptive immune responses, and may be a key reason why neoadjuvant immunotherapy is exhibiting remarkable clinical success.