Abstract
Eleven patients with disseminated midgut carcinoid tumour disease were subjected to hepatic artery embolisation. In six patients, lymphocytosis with a predominance of NK cells occurred and the cytotoxic activity of isolated lymphocytes increased. A relation between NK cell accumulation and subsequent radiological and biochemical response was observed, and it is suggested that anti-tumour mechanisms other than ischaemia may contribute to the therapeutic response in these patients.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 617-618 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | British Journal of Cancer |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Carcinoid tumours
- Hepatic artery embolisation
- NK cells
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research
- Oncology
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Wangberg, B., Ahlman, H., Tylen, U., Nilsson, O., Hermodsson, S., & Hellstrand, K. (1995). Accumulation of natural killer cells after hepatic artery embolisation in the midgut carcinoid syndrome. British Journal of Cancer, 71(3), 617-618.