Effect of age, nutritional status and tumor extension on various immunologic parameters in cancer patients
De Escalante Yangüela, B.; Tres Sánchez, A.; Sampedro Feliu, J.A.; Ruiz Laiglesia, F.; Zabala López, S.; Larrad Mur, L.
Anales de Medicina Interna 9(1): 14-20
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0212-7199 PMID: 1558909 Document Number: 389703
We studied cellular immune (total lymphocytes, lymphocytary populations and delay hypersensitivity skin tests) and humoral (immunoglobulins and complement) response, as well as nutritional status (anthropometric and biochemical para meters), antitumoral treatment. The effect of tumoral extension, nutritional status and age on immunity was assessed. We have demonstrated a poor relationship between the cellular immunological response and the extension of neoplasia, a moderate effect of age and a significant impact of nutritional status.