Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of cytokine-induced killer cells (CIK) combined with three dimensional conformal radiotherapy synchronization XELOX regimen in the treatment of local recurrence of rectal neoplasms.Methods A total of 81 patients with local recurrence of rectal neoplasms were divided into treatment group (41 patients) and control group (40 patients) by random digits table method.In treatment group,41 patients received simultaneous three dimensional conformal radiotherapy combined with XELOX chemotherapy,then received CIK treatment.In control group,40 patients received concurrent chemoradiotherapy.The immune function,quality of life (QOL) scores,recent efficacy,survival rate and adverse reactions were analyzed.Results In treatment group,the level of CD3+,CD4+,CD4+/CD8+ and CD16+ CD56+ increased and the level of CD8+ decreased significantly after treatment than those before treatment (0.671 ± 0.012 vs.0.625 ± 0.022,0.378 ± 0.043 vs.0.315 ± 0.035,1.59 ± 1.41 vs.1.02 ± 1.14,0.184 ±0.008 vs.0.121 +0.023,0.237 ±0.030 vs.0.308 ±0.031,P ＜0.05).Compared with those in control group after treatment,the level of CD3+,CD4+,CD4+/CD8+ and CD16+ CD56+ in treatment group increased and the level of CD8+ decreased significantly (P ＜ 0.05).QOL scores of 70.7％ (29/41) patients in treatment group was improved,significantly higher than the 32.5％ (13/40) in conctol group (P =0.001).The response rate(RR) in treatment group was 92.7％(38/41),significantly higher than that in control group [75.0％ (30/40)] (P =0.030).The 1-year survival rate in treatment group and control group were 90.2％(37/41) and 85.0％(34/40),there was no significant difference (P =0.473).The side effect in treatment group and control group showed no significant difference (P＞0.05).Conclusion CIK combined with concurrent chemoradiotherapy in the treatment of local recurrence of rectal neoplasms can improve patients 'immune function,QOL and recent efficacy.