title: Consideration on diminished immunologic defences in the elderly neoplastic subject.
abstract: We evaluated some useful parameters which identify immuno-depressive states in the elderly neoplastic patient, who is subject to possible associated infective diseases. Out of 27 patients followed-up over four months of chemotherapy in concomitance with an immunomodulator, it was seen that in 42.3% there was an increase in their immune defences, assessed by an increase in total lymphocytes with a lymphocyte ratio of T4/T8 and NK cells, and by checking the urinoculture for urinary infections which showed an improved performance status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry, Institute INRCA, Fermo, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Venarucci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vallese
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Catalini
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Venarucci
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*