PROCESS FOR REMOVING C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND ANTI-PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE ANTIBODIES FROM BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS

摘要

A method for treating cancer by conducting extracorporeal perfusion of blood plasma from a cancer patient through a device, such as a column (10), which contains absorbent matrix material including phosphorylcholine (PC) or PC derivatives so as to remove C-reactive protein and anti-PC antibodies and thereby improve the cellular immune responses of the patient against the cancer. The method may be employed as a sole treatment or in combination with another modality for treating cancer such as treatment with IL-2 or other cytokines.