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Phenotypic characterization and anti-tumor effects of cytokine-induced killer cells derived from cord blood.
Cytotherapy - 1 Jan 2015
Zhang Zhen, Zhao Xianlan, Zhang Tengfei, Wang Liping, Yang Lingzhu, Huang Lan, Li Feng, Liu Jinyan, Yue Dongli, Wang Fei, Li Jieyao, Guan Fangxia, Xu Yuming, Zhang Bin, Zhang Yi
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BACKGROUND AIMS: Cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cell therapy represents a feasible immunotherapeutic option for treating malignancies. However, the number of anti-tumor lymphocytes cannot be easily obtained from the cancer patients with poor immunity status, and older patients cannot tolerate repeated collection of blood. Cord blood-derived CIK (CB-CIK) cells have shown efficacy in treating the patients with...
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