Effect of CD4-positive T lymphocyte expression rate on pain control and prognosis in stage Ⅳ non-small cell lung cancer patients with cancerous pain (PubMed, Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi)
The OS time and PFS time in the CD4 high expression group [M (Q, Q)] were 12.5 (8.1, 13.8) months and 8.5(3.1, 9.4) months, respectively, which were higher than those in the CD4 low expression group [8.6 (4.1, 12.9) months and 6.5 (2.1, 7.9) months, respectively] (all P<0.01). Cox multivariate analysis showed that high expression of CD4 was a protective factor affecting OS (HR=0.876, 95%CI: 1.224-6.641, P=0.004) and PFS (HR=0.675, 95%CI: 1.742-5.930, P=0.031) The stage Ⅳ NSCLC patients with cancerous pain and high expression of CD4-positive T lymphocytes have shorter pain control time, less morphine dosage, and longer OS and PFS time.