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ArticleOncology letters2016

Dendritic cell vaccine and cytokine-induced killer cell therapy for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Lihong Zhang, Xuejing Yang, Zhen Sun, Jiali Li, Hui Zhu, Jing Li, Yan Pang

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Article in Oncology letters, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lihong ZhangSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P.R. China; Department of Oncology, Tianjin Union Medicine Centre, Tianjin 300121, P.R. China.
Xuejing YangDepartment of Oncology, Tianjin Union Medicine Centre, Tianjin 300121, P.R. China; Shanghai Claison Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201201, P.R. China.
Zhen SunDepartment of Oncology, Tianjin Union Medicine Centre, Tianjin 300121, P.R. China; Shanghai Claison Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201201, P.R. China.
Jiali LiDepartment of Oncology, Tianjin Union Medicine Centre, Tianjin 300121, P.R. China.
Hui ZhuDepartment of Oncology, Tianjin Union Medicine Centre, Tianjin 300121, P.R. China.
Jing LiDepartment of Oncology, Tianjin Union Medicine Centre, Tianjin 300121, P.R. China.
Yan PangDepartment of Oncology, Tianjin Union Medicine Centre, Tianjin 300121, P.R. China.
Union Hospital · CNNankai University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the survival time, immune response and safety of a dendritic cell (DC) vaccine and cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cell therapy (DC-CIK) in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The present retrospective study enrolled 507 patients with advanced NSCLC; 99 patients received DC-CIK [immunotherapy group (group I)] and 408 matched patients did not receive DC-CIK, and acted as the control [non-immunotherapy group (group NI)]. Delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH), quality of life (QOL) and safety were analyzed in group I. The follow-up period for the two groups was 489.2±160.4 days. The overall survival (OS) time was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. DTH was observed in 59 out of 97 evaluated patients (60.8%) and 67 out of 98 evaluated patients (68.4%) possessed an improved QOL. Fever and a skin rash occurred in 36 out of 98 patients (36.7%) and 7 out of 98 patients (7.1%) in group I. DTH occurred more frequently in patients with squamous cell carcinoma compared with patients with adenocarcinoma (77.1 vs. 40.4%; P=0.0013). Radiotherapy was not associated with DC-CIK-induced DTH (72.7 vs. 79.6%; P=0.18), but chemotherapy significantly reduced the rate of DTH (18.2 vs. 79.6%; P=0.00). The OS time was significantly increased in group I compared with group NI (P=0.03). In conclusion, DC-CIK may induce an immune response against NSCLC, improve the QOL, and prolong the OS time of patients, without adverse effects. Therefore, the present study recommends DC-CIK for the treatment of patients with advanced NSCLC.

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cytokine-induced killer cellsdendritic cell vaccineimmunotherapynon-small cell lung cancer

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PMID27073525
PMCPMC4812113
OpenAlexW2280601974

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