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The phenotype of ex vivo generated cytokine-induced killer cells is associated with overall survival in patients with cancer.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Jan 2014
Pan Ke, Wang Qi-Jing, Liu Qing, Zheng Hai-Xia, Li Yong-Qiang, Weng De-Sheng, Li Jian-Jun, Huang Li-Xi, He Jia, Chen Shi-Ping, Ke Miao-La, Zeng Yi-Xin, Xia Jian-Chuan
Abstract excerpt
Cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells are ex vivo generated heterogeneous NK-like T lymphocytes. It is not very clear whether the phenotype of CIK cells is associated with their therapeutic efficacy to cancer patients. Thus, in this study, the association of phenotype of CIK cells and the overall survival of 121 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), 74 patients with lung cancer and 42 patients with...
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