The Effect of Ketamine on Immune Function and Prognosis in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Cancer Resection

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2017
Systemic inflammation caused by surgery may aggravate immunosuppression in immunocompromised cancer patients. The natural killer (NK) cell is a critical part of anti-tumor immunity. ketamine, a N-methyl-D-asparate receptor antangonist, has anti-inflammatory activity and opioid-sparing effect. This study investigate the effect of intraopertaive ketamine administration on immune function in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal cancer resection.
Epistemonikos ID: 71ab9ba0b182c982b225f02c7f64fe103e2d8dea
First added on: May 21, 2024