Cell-mediated immune response in head and neck cancer patients

• Published in: Journal of surgical oncology Vol. 8; no. 4; p. 287
• Main Authors: Olivari, A, Pradier, R, Feierstein, J, Guardo, A, Glait, H, Rojas, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 1976
• Subjects: Aged; Antifungal Agents; Candida albicans - immunology; Dinitrochlorobenzene - immunology; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms - immunology; Head and Neck Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Humans; Immunity, Cellular - radiation effects; Leukocyte Count; Lymphatic Metastasis; Lymphocyte Activation; Lymphocytes - immunology; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - immunology; Polyenes; Radiation Effects; Skin Tests

The immune reactivity of 100 head and neck cancer patients was studied by means of DNCB, candidine, blastic transformation with PHA, and lymphocyte counts. DNCB reactivity was strong in only 21% of the population and was found impaired in patients with advanced primitive tumors, with more than one p...