Lower postoperative natural killer cell activity is associated with positive surgical margins after radical prostatectomy

ConclusionNKA was significantly higher postoperatively than preoperatively. Patients with positive surgical margins had lower postoperative NKA than those with negative margins. Lower postoperative NKA was also observed in higher-stage PCa. NKA could be used as a supplemental marker for detecting the remaining tumor cells after prostatectomy in combination of PSA.
Source: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research