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Accumulation of natural killer cells after hepatic artery embolisation in the midgut carcinoid syndrome

British Journal of Cancer volume 71, pages 617–618 (1995)Cite this article

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Eleven patients with disseminated midgut carcinoid tumour disease were subjected to hepatic artery embolisation. In six patients, lymphocytosis with a predominance of NK cells occurred and the cytotoxic activity of isolated lymphocytes increased. A relation between NK cell accumulation and subsequent radiological and biochemical response was observed, and it is suggested that anti-tumour mechanisms other than ischaemia may contribute to the therapeutic response in these patients.

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Wängberg, B., Ahlman, H., Tylén, U. et al. Accumulation of natural killer cells after hepatic artery embolisation in the midgut carcinoid syndrome. Br J Cancer 71, 617–618 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1995.120

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