Serum cytokine profiles predict survival benefits in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib: a retrospective cohort study.

BMC Cancer · 2017 · PMC5738185 · PMID 29258450

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Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that patients with high serum IL-5, IL-8, PDGF-BB, and VEGF-A showed significantly better survival when treated with sorafenib; moreover, high CXCL9 and TGF-α levels were also associated with better survival with borderline significance (Fig. 3a ).

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