TNFSF13B and neoplasm: A causative role of BAFF in cancer and cancer cachexia independent of inflammation has been difficult to substantiate; interestingly however, Koizumi et al. have shown that in vitro incubation of tumor cells isolated from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients with human recombinant BAFF resulted in altered phenotype with increased invasiveness and motility.