Sensitivity analysis demonstrated a highly significant correlation with outcome for circulating, but not for tissue-detected, IL-8.
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Interleukin-8 in Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Its Potential Role as a Prognostic Biomarker.
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The association between high IL-8 expression and worse PFS was confirmed by analyzing only the three studies reporting adjusted PFS data (675 patients, Figure 4 B), although it did not reach statistical significance using a random effect model.