Abstract:
Objective To explore changes in the serum TBNK lymphocyte subset levels in patients with lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy and analyze their correlation with prognosis.
Methods Ninety-two patients undergoing standard regimen lung cancer chemotherapy who attended Beijing Jingmei Group General Hospital from January 2020 to June 2023 were selected. The level of TBNK lymphocyte subpopulations was detected before the first chemotherapy and after one and three cycles of chemotherapy. Their prognosis was evaluated 3 months after the end of chemotherapy and assigned into the remission group (63 cases) and the non-remission group (29 cases). The correlation between the levels of TBNK lymphocyte subsets and prognosis was analyzed.
Results The CD3+, CD3+CD4+, and CD3−CD19+ levels in the stage Ⅲ group were lower than those in the stage Ⅳ group after one and three cycles of chemotherapy, while the CD3+CD8+ and CD3−CD16+CD56+ levels were higher than those in the stage Ⅳ group (P<0.05). The CD3+, CD3+CD4+, and CD3−CD19+ levels in the remission group were lower than those in the non-remission group after one and three cycles of chemotherapy, while the CD3+CD8+ and CD3−CD16+CD56+ levels were higher than those in the non-remission group (P<0.05). The staging and prognosis of lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy positively correlated with CD3+, CD3+CD4+, and CD3−CD19+, and negatively correlated with CD3+CD8+ and CD3−CD16+CD56+ (P<0.05). The area under the curve (AUC) of the TBNK lymphocyte subsets combined to predict the prognosis of lung cancer patients after three cycles of chemotherapy was the highest, reaching 0.907 (P<0.05). The TBNK lymphocyte subsets have a good risk warning effect on the prognosis of patients with lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
Conclusions Changes in peripheral blood TBNK lymphocyte subsets in patients with lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy were associated with immune function status and prognosis. Monitoring the levels of the relevant indicators can predict the prognosis of patients with lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy.