Orally administered streptococcal preparation,OK-432 augments the antitumor immunity of patients with gastric or colorectal cancer |
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Authors: | Yoshinori Nio MD Kazuhisa Ohgaki Toshiharu Tsuchitani Shiro Imai Takahiro Shiraishi Takayoshi Tobe |
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Institution: | (1) Division of Surgical Oncology, First Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54-Kawaracho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, 606 Kyoto, Japan |
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Abstract: | A streptococcal preparation, OK-432, was orally administered at a dose of 5 KE to patients with gastric or colorectal cancer for 7–14 days before their operations, and its immunomodulatory effects on peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL), regional node lymphocytes (RNL) and tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) were assessed. The group treated with OK-432 included 8 gastric and 6 colorectal cancer patients, and the control group included 8 gastric and 8 colorectal cancer patients. The NK cell activity of PBL was significantly augmented by the oral administration of OK-432, and the proportions of Leu 7+ and Leu 11+ cells in PBL also increased. The responses of PBL and TIL to autologous tumor extracts in the presence of interleukin-2 were enhanced after the oral administration of OK-432. The proportion of OKT8+ cells in PBL increased after treatment with oral OK-432, whereas the proportion in RNL significantly decreased. These results indicate that oral OK-432 affects NK and T cells and may augment the antitumor immunity of patients with gastrointestinal cancer. |
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Keywords: | immunotherapy OK-432 |
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