HAVCR2 and neoplasm: Since the inhibition of TIM-3 on DCs has been suggested to enhance T cell-mediated anti-tumor immunity, we examined its expression on DCs within the tumor microenvironment (TME) in colorectal cancer (CRC) using transcriptomic data from a public database (n = 592) and immunohistochemical evaluations from our cohorts of CRC (n = 115).