[Expression and significance of serum soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor-I in patients with head and neck neoplasm].Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi. 2001 Dec; 36(6):468-70.ZE
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the expression and significance of serum soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor-I (sTNFR-I) in patients with head and neck neoplasms.
METHOD
The study was undertaken to detect serum sTNFR-I levels in 160 head neck cancer patients (including 12 cases of malignant lymphoma, 62 nasopharyngeal cancer, 56 laryngeal cancer, 22 hypopharyngeal cancer, 3 maxillary cancer and 5 thyrophyma), using Sandwich enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay.
RESULTS
The sTNFR-I levels were significantly higher in patients with carcinoma than those of healthy controls (P < 0.01). The sTNFR-I levels of malignant lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma were the highest among patients with head and neck neoplasm. The correlations between the serum sTNFR-I levels and the stages of head and neck neoplasms and other laboratory parameters were also analyzed and discussed.
CONCLUSION
The serum sTNFR-I levels may reflect the human immunity function, therefore it can be used as a helpful indicator to evaluate the therapeutic effect and monitor the relapses and metastasis of cancer.