Maintenance Immunotherapy With Autologous Cytokine-induced Killer Cells for Stage IIIb/IV Nonsquamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically or cytologically proven nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer
- Stage IIIb-IV, according to AJCC 2010 Staging System
- Disease measurable
- Patients are currently receiving two-drug chemotherapy regimen containing a
platinum-based drug as first-line therapy
- No chemotherapy or radiotherapy prior to first-line therapy
- Age between 18-75
- Performance status <2
- No congestive heart failure, severe arrhythmia,and coronal atherosclerosis heart
disease
- No uncontrolled metabolic disease, infection, and neurological disorders
- No other malignancies
- Signed study-specific consent form prior to study entry
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients are currently receiving radiotherapy or any chemotherapy regimen other than
two-drug containing a platinum-based drug as first-line therapy
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Patient having hepatitis B virus infection, active tuberculosis, or other infectious
diseases