Serum glycoproteins and immunoglobulins in nasopharyngeal carcinoma Correlations with Epstein-Barr virus associated antibodies and clinical tumor stage
Baskies A, Chretien P, Yang C, Wolf G, Makuch R, Tu S, Hsu M, Lynn T, Yang H, Weiss J, Spiegel H. Serum glycoproteins and immunoglobulins in nasopharyngeal carcinoma Correlations with Epstein-Barr virus associated antibodies and clinical tumor stage. The American Journal Of Surgery 1979, 138: 478-488. PMID: 225960, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9610(79)90406-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical tumor stageElevated antibody titersEpstein-Barr virusSerum levelsAntibody titersTumor stageAcute phase proteinsNasopharyngeal carcinomaTumor presenceImmunoglobulin levelsNormal subjectsEBV antibody titersSerum haptoglobin levelsNeck squamous carcinomaHealthy normal subjectsMonitoring of responseSerum glycoproteinsAnti-EBVUntreated patientsIgA antibodiesEarly antigenSquamous carcinomaStaging systemImmunoglobulins IgAHaptoglobin levelsSerum glycoproteins in head and neck squamous carcinoma Correlations with tumor extent, clinical tumor stage, and T-cell levels during chemotherapy
Wolf G, Chretien P, Elias E, Makuch R, Baskies A, Spiegel H, Weiss J. Serum glycoproteins in head and neck squamous carcinoma Correlations with tumor extent, clinical tumor stage, and T-cell levels during chemotherapy. The American Journal Of Surgery 1979, 138: 489-500. PMID: 90464, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9610(79)90407-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΑ1-acid glycoprotein levelsT cell levelsTumor stageAcute phase proteinsUntreated patientsSerum levelsTumor extentCellular immunityImmune reactivitySquamous carcinomaPhase proteinsGlycoprotein levelsSpecific acute phase proteinsCompletion of chemotherapyClinical tumor stageChronic cigarette smokersΑ1-antitrypsin levelsΑ1-antitrypsinCellular immune parametersNeck squamous carcinomaPreoperative chemotherapyRecurrent carcinomaAlbumin levelsControl patientsRegional metastases