Abstract:Objective To explore the impact of adjuvant chemotherapy with oxaliplatin combined with capecitabine on T lymphocyte subsets and tumor markers in patients with colon cancer after surgery.Methods From July 2021 to July 2024, 70 patients with colon cancer after surgery admitted to First People's Hospital of Jiujiang City were selected and divided into control group and observation group by random number table method, with 35 patients in each group. The patients in control group received adjuvant chemotherapy with capecitabine, while the patients in observation group received adjuvant chemotherapy capecitabine and oxaliplatin. Both groups received treatment for three courses, with each course lasting 21 days. The clinical efficacy, T lymphocyte subsets, tumor markers, and adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.Results The overall remission rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR) of observation group (74.29%, 94.29%) were higher than those of control group (51.43%, 77.14%), with statistical difference (P<0.05). After treatment, CD3+ (59.62±4.27) % and CD4+ (41.39±5.76) % of observation group were higher those of control group, and CD8+ (21.05±1.79)% was lower that of control group. Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) (12.33±1.16) μg/L, basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) (41.05±3.17) pg/L, malignancy related substance group (TSGF) (51.25±3.22) U/mL, carbohydrate antigen (CA) 125 (28.14±1.77) kU/L, CA199 (24.22±2.16) kU/L were lower than those of control group, with statistical difference (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in adverse reactions between the two groups (P>0.05).Conclusion Adjuvant chemotherapy with oxaliplatin combined with capecitabine in patients with colon cancer after surgery can effectively regulate tumor marker levels, improve immune function, and is safe.