Cellular immune profile in patients with non-small cell lung cancer after weekly paclitaxel therapy
Cellular immune profile in patients with non-small cell lung cancer after weekly paclitaxel therapy
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DOI:
10.1080/02841860310016226
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发表时间:
2004-01-01
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影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Shimizu, E
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作者:
Sako, T;Burioka, N;Shimizu, E
Paclitaxel is a new agent for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Weekly doses may enhance antitumor activity while minimizing toxicity, but little is known about immune recovery. Paclitaxel (80 mg/m(2)) was administered to 10 patients with NSCLC, weekly during 3-week cycles. Natural killer (NK) activity, CD3(-)CD16(+)CD56(+) NK cells, and differential counts were monitored. NK activity appeared in all patients after treatment with paclitaxel therapy. NK activity showed a 27+/-9% decrease (mean+/-SE) on protocol day 8 and a 37+/-7% decrease on day 15 (p < 0.05) recovering to 89+/-5% of baseline on day 29. With weekly paclitaxel, a decrease in NK cell function persisted through the first cycle but then recovered. Weekly paclitaxel may be less immunosuppressive than agents such as cisplatin.