The thymus is the central organ for T lymphocyte generation and self‐tolerance. Within its cortex and medulla, thymic epithelial cells (TECs) present peptide–major histocompatibility complexes that ...

Thymus is the key organ for development and maturation of T lymphocytes. The dysfunction of thymus leads to decreased immunity or autoimmune diseases. T cells can be divided intoαβ T cells and γδ T ...

BERLIN — The health of a cancer patient’s thymus could be linked to survival outcomes with immunotherapy, regardless of the tumor type and independent of established tumor-based biomarkers, suggests ...

The health of the thymus - a key part of the body's immune system - is associated with cancer patients' outcomes to immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment, according to a ground-breaking international ...