Autor: |
Chih-Hsi Kuo, Chun-Yu Lo, Fu-Tsai Chung, Kang-Yun Lee, Shu-Min Lin, Chun-Hua Wang, Chih-Chen Heh, Hao-Cheng Chen, Han-Pin Kuo |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2012 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 3, p e33226 (2012) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0033226 |
Popis: |
BACKGROUND: Adjuvant tumor cell vaccine with chemotherapy against non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) shows limited clinical response. Whether it provokes effective cellular immunity in tumor microenvironment is questionable. Concomitant active tuberculosis in NSCLC (TBLC) resembles locoregional immunotherapy of tumor cell vaccine; thus, maximally enriches effective anti-tumor immunity. This study compares the survival and immunological cell profile in TBLC over NSCLC alone. METHODS: Retrospective review of NSCLC patients within 1-year-period of 2007 and follow-up till 2010. RESULTS: A total 276 NSCLC patients were included. The median survival of TBLC is longer than those of NSCLC alone (11.6 vs. 8.8 month, p |
Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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