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Chemotherapy ± cetuximab modulates peripheral immune responses in metastatic colorectal cancer.
Oncology - 1 Jan 2013
Xynos Ioannis D, Karadima Maria L, Voutsas Ioannis F, Amptoulach Sousana, Skopelitis Elias, Kosmas Christos, Gritzapis Angelos D, Tsavaris Nikolas
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To identify changes in peripheral immune responses in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) treated with irinotecan/5-fluorouracil/leucovorin (IFL) alone or in combination with cetuximab (C-IFL). METHODS: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) collected from healthy donors (n = 20) and patients with mCRC receiving treatment with either IFL (n = 30) or C-IFL (n = 30) were tested for...
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