Evaluation of cytokines in the tumor microenvironment of lung cancer using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analysis.
Pascal BezelAlan ValapertiUrs SteinerDieter ScholtzeStephan WieserMaya Vonow-EisenringAndrea WidmerBenedikt KowalskiMalcolm KohlerDaniel P FranzenPublished in: Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII (2021)
Cytokines in BALF and serum of lung cancer patients may indicate unspecific inflammation. BAL is not recommendable as a tool to investigate TME of lung cancer. Therefore, cytokines measured in BALF are probably not appropriate as predictors in patients treated with ICIs.
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