PubMed Health⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

T J Deeley

Publications and source records attributed to T J Deeley.

14 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1978

Cancer-specific density changes in lymphocytes after stimulation with phytohaemagglutinin.

A fluorescence polarisation technique ("S.C.M. test") for detecting responses to phytohaemagglutinin revealed that the responsive lymphocytes from patients with malignant disease had an abnormal distribution after centrifugation through lymphocyte separation medium. In a small blind series the technique accurately distinguished patients with histologically proven malignancies from those with nonmalignant disease and normal people.

Adenocarcinoma↗
PubMed1978

The macrophage electrophoretic mobility (MEM) test--an investigation of its value as a routine laboratory test in the detection of malignant disease.

A previous study of the MOD-MEM test showed promising results. We have attempted to repeat the study using a blind coded series of 210 blood samples from normal subjects and patients with either benign or malignant disease. Using standard criteria the false negative rate for cancer patients averaged 43% and the false positive rate for non-cancer patients averaged 34%. The results indicate that the test at the present time, under routine laboratory conditions, is not reliably reproducible and does not have the ability to effectively discriminate between benign and malignant disease. It is suggested that blind coded studies be used more frequently in assessment of tests with cancer detection potential.

Antigens↗
PubMed1977

Clinical improvement of patients with emphysema after radiotherapy.

In advanced emphysema the reduced lung retractive force permits dynamic compression of the airways during expiration; this gives rise to breathlessness which is often refractory to conventional remedies. Radiotherapy causes shrinkage of lung tissue and has therefore been given as treatment to 10 patients with emphysema. They have been followed for two years, during which time three have died from various causes, but no adverse effect of radiotherapy has been observed. All the patients at some time experienced a reduction in breathlessness on exertion and an increase in the range of their daily activities; the distensibility of their lungs was on average reduced but the response to test exercise was not altered. The possibility that the clinical improvement may have been a placebo effect is now being investigated.

Aged↗
PubMed1975

The lymphocyte response in Hodgkin's disease.

Fifty cases of Hodgkin's disease have been investigated using the lymphocyte transformation response to phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) as a mesure of their immunological reaction. The average response of all the cases was lower than that of the controls and lower than that of cases of carcinoma from all sites. Cases of Hodgkin's disease which had been treated previously with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy had a markedly lower response than that of the untreated cases. There was no definite correlation between the stage of the disease and the lymphocyte response with PHA. Seven cases were also tested with pokeweek mitogen (PWM) and the response of the lymphocytes to PWM was found to parallel that of the PHA.

B-Lymphocytes↗
PubMed1975

The lymphocyte response and prognosis in cancer of the lung.

One hundred and twenty cases of cancer of the lung have been tested for their lymphocyte transformation to phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) before and after treatment by radical radiotherapy. The average response of these patients was lower than that of the controls. The fall in the lymphocyte response during treatment was calculated. The pre-treatment lymphocyte response with PHA was not related to survival after treatment. The fall in the lymphocyte response during treatment was related to the survival of the patients after treatment.

Humans↗