Systemic Inflammatory Patterns in Ovarian Cancer Patients: Analysis of Cytokines, Chemokines, and Microparticles
Aline Evangelista Santiago,
Sálua Oliveira Calil de Paula,
Andréa Teixeira de Carvalho
et al.
Abstract:Objective To compare the patterns of systemic inflammatory response in women with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) or no evidence of malignant disease, as well as to evaluate the profile of systemic inflammatory responses in type-1 and type-2 tumors. This is a non-invasive and indirect way to assess both tumor activity and the role of the inflammatory pattern during pro- and antitumor responses.
Materials and Methods We performed a prospective evaluation of 56 patients: 30 women without evidence of ma… Show more
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