The impact of leukapheresis on immune-cell number and function in patients with advanced cancer

Conclusions These data provide evidence that leukapheresis has no detectable effects on a cancer patient’s immune system in terms of number or function. These results contribute to a growing body of evidence refuting the hypothesis that a patient’s immune competence is meaningfully affected by the procedure. Limitations include a restriction to 2-L leukapheresis procedure and small sample size.
Source: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research