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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2008

Expression of CD11b/CD18 adhesion molecules on circulating phagocytes-a novel aid to diagnose infection in patients with cancer.

R Kallio, H Aalto, A Takala, P Ohtonen, J Collan, S Siitonen, H Joensuu, H Syrjala, H Repo

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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R KallioDepartment of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Oulu University Hospital, Box 22, 90029, Oulu, Finland. raija.kallio@oulu.fi
H Aalto
A Takala
P Ohtonen
J Collan
S Siitonen
H Joensuu
H Syrjala
H Repo
Helsinki University Hospital · FIOulu University Hospital · FIUniversity of Helsinki · FI

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goals of workNo blood marker available to date is useful for distinguishing infection-related from neoplasm-related fever. We evaluated the expression of the peripheral blood phagocyte CD11b/CD18 adhesion molecule complex for this purpose. MATERIALS AND

methodsNeutrophil and monocyte CD11b/CD18 expression was assessed in two cohorts of patients with advanced solid cancer (n = 120) and in healthy controls (n = 63). The cancer series included 89 patients with verified infection, 23 without infection, and eight with neoplastic fever. CD11b/CD18 expression was measured using flow cytometry, and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration was determined with immunoturbidimetric assay.

resultsCancer patients with infection had higher blood neutrophil and monocyte CD11b/CD18 expression levels than patients with neoplastic fever, those with advanced cancer without infection, or healthy controls (p < 0.01 for all analyses). High CD11b/CD18 values were measured exclusively in individuals diagnosed with infection. Receiver-operating characteristic area under the curve (AUC) for neutrophil and monocyte CD11b/CD18 expression for the discrimination of infection from neoplastic fever was 0.80 (95% CI, 0.70 to 0.88), which was superior (p = 0.039 and p = 0.049, respectively) to serum CRP on admission (AUC 0.51, 0.40 to 0.62).

conclusionsPeripheral blood phagocytic cell CD11b/CD18 expression is useful for making a differential diagnosis between infection and neoplasm-related fever in cancer patients.

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AdultAgedCase-Control StudiesCD11b AntigenCD18 AntigensCell AdhesionFemaleFlow CytometryHumansInfectionsMaleMiddle AgedMonocytesNeoplasmsNeutrophilsPredictive Value of TestsCD11b AntigenCD18 AntigensITGAM protein, human

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