Characterization of circulating T-, NK-, and NKT cell subsets in patients with colorectal cancer: the peripheral blood immune cell profile.

Daniëlle KrijgsmanNatasja L de VriesAnni SkovboMorten N AndersenMarloes SwetsEsther BastiaannetAlexander L VahrmeijerCornelis J H van de VeldeMirjam H M HeemskerkMarianne HoklandPeter J K Kuppen

Published in: Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII (2019)

The altered phenotype of circulating immune cell subsets in CRC and its association with clinical outcome highlight the potential use of PBMC subsets as prognostic biomarkers in CRC, thereby contributing to better insight into the role of systemic immune profiles in tumor progression.

Keyphrases

peripheral blood
single cell
poor prognosis
cell therapy
stem cells
risk assessment
human health
nk cells