title: T-lymphocyte colonies in malignant disease.
abstract: T-lymphocyte colonies have been cultured in 106 subjects comprising healthy individuals and hospital inpatients as controls and patients with a wide variety of malignancies. Abnormal results were recorded in 89% of patients with malignant disease and in 23 of 24 patients with carcinomas (96%). This test may be valuable in research, and in diagnosis and monitoring of progress in malignant disease.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002455:Cell Division; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002999:Clone Cells; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*