Article
Cellular immunotherapy as maintenance therapy prolongs the survival of the patients with small cell lung cancer.
Journal of translational medicine - 13 May 2015
Ding Xiao, Cao He, Chen Xiao, Jin Haofan, Liu Ziling, Wang Guanjun, Cai Lu, Li Dan, Niu Chao, Tian Huimin, Yang Lei, Zhao Yuguang, Li Wei, Cui Jiuwei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) relapses rapidly after the initial response to chemotherapy and shows drug-resistance. This study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of cellular immunotherapy (CIT) with autologous natural killer (NK), γδT, and cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells as maintenance therapy for SCLC patients. METHODS: A pilot prospective cohort study was conducted with SCLC patients...
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