Tumor microenvironment differences between diagnostic and relapsed classic Hodgkin lymphoma revealed by scRNA-seq.

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Abstract

Classical Hodgkin lymphoma (CHL) is characterized by a complex tumor microenvironment (TME) that supports disease progression. Although immune cell recruitment by Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells is well documented, the role of nonmalignant B cells in relapse remains unclear. Using single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) on paired diagnostic and relapsed CHL samples, we identified distinct shifts in B-cell populations, particularly an enrichment of naïve B cells and a reduction of memory B cells in early-relapse CHL compared to late-relapse and newly diagnosed CHL. The enrichment of naïve B cells in early relapse biopsies was confirmed in independent validation cohorts using scRNA-seq and immunohistochemistry. Notably, naïve B cells in early-relapse samples exhibited

SUBMITTER: Yin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12803924 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature