A METHOD FOR SENSITIZATION OF CANCER CELLS FOR KILLER CELL MEDIATED LYSIS

摘要

The invention relates to a method of sensitizing cancer cells for a killer cell mediated lysis which involves administering a patient an effective amount of antiestrogen and killer cells either jointly or sequentially, wherein the killer cells are selected from the group of NK cells, LAK cells and CTL cells and the antiestrogen is selected from the group of triphenylethylene class antiestrogens, such as tamoxifen or toremifene or their pharmaceutically acceptable salt