The humoral leukocyte adherence inhibition test in the investigation of lung cancer treated by surgery and radiotherapy.
17 operable and 13 inoperable lung cancer patients entered the study. In all patients, the humoral leukocyte adherence inhibition (H-LAI) test was positive before treatment. 7-20 days after surgery the H-LAI values decreased to normal levels in 8/8 cases. On radiotherapy, the same decrease was valid in 7/9 patients. Two exceptions in which no H-LAI reduction could be observed were in correlation with tumor progression.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D007957:Leukocyte Adherence Inhibition Test; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged