Smoking history influences the prognostic value of peripheral naïve CD4+ T cells in advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Abstract Background Considering the effect of smoking on tumor immunity, we attempted to investigate the impact of smoking history on the prognostic value of circulating naïve and memory CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with chemo(radio)therapy. Methods Of...

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Main Authors: Chao Liu, Bin Xu, Qian Li, Aijie Li, Lan Li, Jinbo Yue, Qinyong Hu, Jinming Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Cancer Cell International
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12935-019-0899-6