[Influence of thermochemotherapy on the activity of cytotoxic T lymphocyte in oral maxillofacial cancer patients].
OBJECTIVE
To study the influence of thermochemotherapy on the activity of cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) in peripheral blood of patients with oral maxillofacial cancer.


METHODS
Twenty-one subjects with oral maxillofacial cancer were treated by thermochemotherapy, and the activity of CTL in peripheral blood was analyzed.


RESULTS
Thermochemotherapy can obviously enhance the activity of CTL (P<0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Thermochemotherapy can enhance the activity of CTL, thus enhance the patient's immune function. Therefore, it can enhance the antitumor response in whole body.
Guo
Jun
J
Department of Surgery, The Branch Hospital of Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China.
Men
Chang-jie
CJ
Wang
Sheng-zhi
SZ
Gao
Xiang-dong
XD
Cheng
Zhou
Z
Mao
Zu-yi
ZY
Wang
Da-zhang
DZ
D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic