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Table 2 Summarized data of the percentage of NK, γδT and CIK cells before and after induction

From: Cellular immunotherapy as maintenance therapy prolongs the survival of the patients with small cell lung cancer

Immune cells

Before (median, range)

After (median, range)

NK cells

8.01 % (4.12–17.35 %)

85.32 % (61.33–99.61 %)

γδT cells

4.22 % (2.79–11.26 %)

82.63 % (63.72–98.21 %)

CIK cells

4.51 % (1.62–7.96 %)

34.52 % (27.25–57.28 %)

  1. Abbreviations: NK, natural killer; CIK, cytokine-induced killer