Effect of radiation therapy and in vitro x-ray exposure on lymphocyte subpopulations and their functions

J Wasserman, H Blomgren, B Petrini… - American journal of …, 1982 - journals.lww.com
LSkkkk therapy is followed by profound lymphopenia. Knowledge of this and the increasing
interest in the role of immune surveillance for the occurrence and growth of malignant
tumors have initiated this study on the sensitivity to ionizing radiation of different lymphocyte
subsets. The present investigation, which started 197l and still continues, could be
performed thanks to a clinical trial on the effect of different treatment modalities in patients
with breast cancer at Radiumhemmet. Results obtained in this study are reported in the …