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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2010; 16(48): 6155-6162
Published online Dec 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i48.6155
Increasing the frequency of CIK cells adoptive immunotherapy may decrease risk of death in gastric cancer patients
Jing-Ting Jiang, Yue-Ping Shen, Chang-Ping Wu, Yi-Bei Zhu, Wen-Xiang Wei, Lu-Jun Chen, Xiao Zheng, Jing Sun, Bin-Feng Lu, Xue-Guang Zhang
Jing-Ting Jiang, Chang-Ping Wu, Lu-Jun Chen, Xiao Zheng, Department of Tumor Biological Treatment, Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou 213003, Jiangsu Province, China
Jing-Ting Jiang, Yi-Bei Zhu, Jing Sun, Xue-Guang Zhang, Key Laboratory of Stem Cell of Jiangsu Province, Institute of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu Province, China
Yue-Ping Shen, Wen-Xiang Wei, Department of Medicine, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu Province, China
Bin-Feng Lu, Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States
Author contributions: Jiang JT and Shen YP contributed equally to this work, designed the study and drafted the manuscript; Wu CP and Zhu YB participated in the experimental design; Wei WX and Chen LJ provided the clinical samples; Zheng X and Sun J analyzed the data and formatted the figures; Zhu YB performed all the experiments; Lu BF and Zhang XG drafted the manuscript and designed the study; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30872176, 30950022 and 30972703; grants of Jiangsu Province and Soochow University Medical Development Foundation, No. EE126765
Correspondence to: Xue-Guang Zhang, MD, PhD, Key Laboratory of Stem Cell of Jiangsu Province, Institute of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Clinical Immunology of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu Province, China. xueguangzh@yahoo.com.cn
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Received: October 12, 2010
Revised: November 16, 2010
Accepted: November 23, 2010
Published online: December 28, 2010
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