Article
Immunologic assessment determined by response to IL-2 and immunophenotyping of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, of invaded and non invaded lymph nodes and of peripheral blood lymphocytes from twenty-one patients with primary laryngeal cancer.
Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents - 1 Jan 2000
Mantovani G, Maccio A, Zucca M V, Serra M C, Proto E, Locci F, Arangino V, Manduco D, Sulis G, Puxeddu P
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study was to identify the lymphocyte sets and/or subsets possibly involved in the response to malignant cells. For this purpose we have investigated both the cells at the tumor site, i.e. tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL), and the cells present in the draining lymph nodes, eithe...
Topics
- Aged
- Humans
- In Vitro Techniques
- Interleukin-2
- Laryngeal Neoplasms
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Lymphocytes
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mitogens
- Phenotype