BATF2 and neoplasm: Interestingly, nude mice with BATF2-KD tumors expressed higher levels of PD-L1, ZEB2, and p-AKT–PI3K; however, there are no differences of tumor growth in this immune-compromised model where in patient samples, BATF2 is correlated with better prognosis, indicating that BATF2 on host immune cells plays an important role for antitumor immunity.