Prognostic Significance of Natural Killer Cell Activity in Patients With Gastric Carcinoma: A Multivariate Analysis

Hideya Takeuchi, Yoshihiko Maehara, Eriko Tokunaga, Takashi Koga, Y. Kakeji, Keizo Sugimachi

The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2001 · 122 citations · 32 references

Abstract

These current data showed that NK cell activity may be related to tumor volume and dissemination. Measurement of preoperative NK cell activity may be pertinent for the prognosis of patients with gastric cancer and for follow-up clinical management.

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