Ex Vivo Interferon Gamma Production by Peripheral Immune Cells Predicts Survival in Lung Adenocarcinoma
Ahn S, Kwon M, Sung M, Jung S, Lee S, Park Y, Kim S, Song J. Ex Vivo Interferon Gamma Production by Peripheral Immune Cells Predicts Survival in Lung Adenocarcinoma. Clinical Lung Cancer 2019, 20: e299-e308. PMID: 30824332, DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2019.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIFN-g productionEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusIFN-gLung adenocarcinomaOverall survivalPerformance statusLung cancerAssociated with lung cancer pathogenesisCancer stageProduction of IFN-gReceiver operating characteristic curve analysisStage IV lung cancerCox proportional hazards analysisTreatment-naive patientsAntitumor immune surveillanceOperating characteristics curve analysisOptimal cutoff valueOverall patient survivalInterferon-gamma productionCharacteristic curve analysisIFN-g levelsIV lung cancerProportional hazards analysisStage IV cancerLung cancer pathogenesis