Gastriccancerincreasethepercentage ofintermediate(CD14++CD16+) andnonclassical(CD14+CD16+)monocytes

Introduction: Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignancies diagnosed worldwide. Despite therapeutic options, prognosis is unfavorable, particularly when dealing with an advanced stage car cinoma. Similarly to other malignancies, the development of gastric cancer is associated with increased macrophage infiltration. Monocytes are peripheral blood precursors of tissue macrophages. In the rela tion to the expression of CD14 and CD16...