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Udagawa N

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• Research Article
  Smoking Influences the Yield of Dendritic Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy
  Author(s): Shimodaira S, Higuchi Y, Koya T, Kobayashi T, Yanagisawa R, Hirabayashi K, Ito K, Koizumi T, Maejima S and Udagawa NShimodaira S, Higuchi Y, Koya T, Kobayashi T, Yanagisawa R, Hirabayashi K, Ito K, Koizumi T, Maejima S and Udagawa N
  
  Background: Dendritic cell (DC)-based vaccination is considered to be a potentially effective therapeutic strategy against advanced cancer. The aim of this study was to address the smoking history that might affect the preparation of DC vaccines in validated instructional manufacture. Materials and Methods: Data on mature DCs generated from 102 sessions of leukapheresis performed on 92 patients with advanced cancer or sarcoma were retrospectively evaluated and compared in relation to the data between their smoking history and the generation of DCs from these patients. 61 patients with adenocarcinoma, including 7 with lung, 10 with breast, 8 with stomach, 12 with colorectal, and 23 with pancreatic adenocarcinoma were enrolled. Results: The average yield of autologous DCs (15.5 ± 8.3x107) was thought to be dependent.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-7689.1000133

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