[The search for hematologic-immunological parameters with prognostic value in children with various tumors]

In a total of 35 children affected with malignant sufferings (except leucaemias) the haematological-immunological parameters of children surviving for a short time are compared with those surviving for a long time. Compared with children surviving for a short time those surviving for long time had a more "normal" finding initially and during the control examination made after more than 5 years of a survival time which was free of complaints and recidives. The immunologically intact condition of the organism is assumed to be decisive for this course of disease.