Article
T-helper phenotypes in the blood of myeloma patients on ECOG phase III trials E9486/E3A93.
British journal of haematology - 1 Mar 1998
Kay N E, Leong T, Bone N, Kyle R A, Greipp P R, Van Ness B, Oken M M
Abstract excerpt
T-helper blood populations are frequently altered in multiple myeloma (MM). We measured the numbers of naive and activated cell subsets in the blood of a cohort of both previously untreated and treated MM patients. Two-colour flow cytometry to detect total CD4+, CD4+, CD4 5RA+ (naive) and CD4+, C...
Topics
- Adult
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Cohort Studies
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Multiple Myeloma
- Phenotype
- Survival Analysis
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets
- T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer