Definition: Testing of immune status in the diagnosis and therapy of cancer, immunoproliferative and immunodeficiency disorders, and autoimmune abnormalities. Changes in immune parameters are of special significance before, during and following organ transplantation. Strategies include measurement of tumor antigen and other markers (often by RADIOIMMUNOASSAY), studies of cellular or humoral immunity in cancer etiology, IMMUNOTHERAPY trials, etc.
determ of immune status of patient in diag & ther: do not confuse X ref IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE with IMMUNOLOGIC SURVEILLANCE, a function of T-lymphocytes; IM GEN only; avoid indexing routinely every word "monitoring" as "monitoring": read MeSH definition; DF
