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  • Title: Peripheral B- and T-lymphocyte counts in patients with sarcoma and breast carcinoma.
    Author: Lee YT, Marshall GJ, Weiner J, Bateman JR.
    Journal: Cancer; 1977 Aug; 40(2):667-71. PubMed ID: 302140.
    Abstract:
    Peripheral B- and T-lymphocyte counts were studied in 50 patients before they received any therapy for their conditions: 16 had carcinoma of the breast; 8 soft tissue sarcoma; and 26, benign disease. Among 11 males, the six patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma had significantly lower percentages of T lymphocytes than five patients with benign conditions. And six female patients with advanced breast cancers had significantly higher numbers of B lymphocytes than the 10 patients with early breast malignancies. Pertinent reports in the literature were reviewed and discussed. Presently, the clinical and prognostic values of quantitative study of T and B lymphocytes remain to be defined.
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