Autologous tumor killing activity as a prognostic factor in primary resected nonsmall cell carcinoma of the lung.

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Autologous tumor killing activity as a prognostic factor in primary resected nonsmall cell carcinoma of the lung.

Cancer - 1 Feb 1997

Fujisawa T, Yamaguchi Y

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BACKGROUND: Cytotoxic activity of peripheral blood lymphocytes obtained during surgery against autologous fresh tumor cells has been reported. However, the role of lymphocyte autologous tumor killing or natural killer activity during the postoperative period remains obscure. In this article, the...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
Disease-Free Survival
Female
Humans
Killer Cells, Natural
Lung Neoplasms
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Phenotype
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Proportional Hazards Models
Survival Analysis
T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic

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PMID: 9028357

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