Autoimmune reactions in patients with various tumor localizations
Kologrivova, E.N.; Ivanova, N.V.; Klimov, V.V.; Lebedev, M.P.; Choĭnzonov, E.L.; Kolomiets, S.A.; Kolomiets, L.A.
Voprosy Onkologii 46(1): 61-63
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0507-3758 PMID: 10789226 Document Number: 516412
Autoantibody levels in patients with malignancies of the oral cavity and lung and autoimmune disorders have been assayed. It was found that tumors initiated polymorphous autoimmune reactions to various tissue antigens. Autoantibody production rates in tumor patients were comparable with those in autoimmune disorders. The role of autoimmune reactions in cancer pathogenesis is discussed.