ELEVATION OF INTERLEUKIN-2 PRODUCTION IN PERIPHERAL-BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES BY RECOMBINANT HUMAN GRANULOCYTE-COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR IN OVARIAN-CANCER PATIENTS DURING COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY

  • Authors:
    • E IMAIZUMI
    • T KITA
    • K ISHII
    • J HIRATA
    • Y KIKUCHI
    • I NAGATA
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  • Published online on: September 1, 1994     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.1.5.941
  • Pages: 941-944
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Abstract

Interleukin-2 (IL-2) production and peripheral blood lymphocyte (PBL) subsets were measured in ovarian cancer patients who received cis-platinum based chemotherapy with or without recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor (rhG-CSF). Additional treatment with rhC-CSF resulted in significant elevation of IL-2 production and highly differentiated natural killer (NK) cell counts, indicating that rhG-CSF may be helpful for enhancement of the cellular immunity in ovarian cancer patients.

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IMAIZUMI E, KITA T, ISHII K, HIRATA J, KIKUCHI Y and NAGATA I: ELEVATION OF INTERLEUKIN-2 PRODUCTION IN PERIPHERAL-BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES BY RECOMBINANT HUMAN GRANULOCYTE-COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR IN OVARIAN-CANCER PATIENTS DURING COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY. Oncol Rep 1: 941-944, 1994
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IMAIZUMI, E., KITA, T., ISHII, K., HIRATA, J., KIKUCHI, Y., & NAGATA, I. (1994). ELEVATION OF INTERLEUKIN-2 PRODUCTION IN PERIPHERAL-BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES BY RECOMBINANT HUMAN GRANULOCYTE-COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR IN OVARIAN-CANCER PATIENTS DURING COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY. Oncology Reports, 1, 941-944. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.1.5.941
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IMAIZUMI, E., KITA, T., ISHII, K., HIRATA, J., KIKUCHI, Y., NAGATA, I."ELEVATION OF INTERLEUKIN-2 PRODUCTION IN PERIPHERAL-BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES BY RECOMBINANT HUMAN GRANULOCYTE-COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR IN OVARIAN-CANCER PATIENTS DURING COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY". Oncology Reports 1.5 (1994): 941-944.
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IMAIZUMI, E., KITA, T., ISHII, K., HIRATA, J., KIKUCHI, Y., NAGATA, I."ELEVATION OF INTERLEUKIN-2 PRODUCTION IN PERIPHERAL-BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES BY RECOMBINANT HUMAN GRANULOCYTE-COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR IN OVARIAN-CANCER PATIENTS DURING COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY". Oncology Reports 1, no. 5 (1994): 941-944. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.1.5.941