title: [Influence of thermochemotherapy on the activity of cytotoxic T lymphocyte in oral maxillofacial cancer patients].
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Surgery, The Branch Hospital of Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China.
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Guo
authors: Chang-jie
authors: CJ
authors: Men
authors: Sheng-zhi
authors: SZ
authors: Wang
authors: Xiang-dong
authors: XD
authors: Gao
authors: Zhou
authors: Z
authors: Cheng
authors: Zu-yi
authors: ZY
authors: Mao
authors: Da-zhang
authors: DZ
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic