[The effect of small cell lung cancer extension on secretion of interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon gamma (IFM gamma) in whole blood culture stimulated with mitogens]. / Wplyw rozleglosci drobnokomórkowego raka pluca na wydzielanie interleukiny 2 (IL-2) i interferonu gamma (IFN gamma) w hodowli pelnej krwi stymulowanej mitogenami.

The aim of this study was to assess the role of SCLC extension on II-2 and IFN gamma secretion in whole blood cell cultures stimulated with mitogens. Material consisted of 42 SCLC patients, 19 with extensive and 23 with limited disease. In 22 patients partial or complete regression of tumour occurred after treatment. There was a tendency to lower II-2 and IFN gamma secretion before treatment in patients with extensive disease in comparison to those with limited lesions but this was not statistically significant. The ability to secrete cytokines in 22 patients after partial or complete regression of tumour decreased or increased but median values after treatment were not statistically different from those before treatment.