title: The humoral leukocyte adherence inhibition test in the investigation of lung cancer treated by surgery and radiotherapy.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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