SERUM INTERLEUKIN-6 AND C-REACTIVE PROTEIN-LEVELS CORRELATE WITH RESISTANCE TO IL-2 THERAPY AND POOR SURVIVAL IN MELANOMA PATIENTS

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作者
TARTOUR, E
DORVAL, T
MOSSERI, V
DENEUX, L
MATHIOT, C
BRAILLY, H
MONTERO, F
JOYEUX, I
POUILLART, P
FRIDMAN, WH
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[1] INST CURIE,INSERM,U255,F-75231 PARIS 05,FRANCE
[2] INST CURIE,MED ONCOL SERV,F-75231 PARIS 05,FRANCE
[3] INST CURIE,DEPT BIOSTAT,F-75231 PARIS 05,FRANCE
[4] INST CURIE,BIOCHIM LAB,F-75231 PARIS 05,FRANCE
[5] INST CURIE,HEMATOL LAB,F-75231 PARIS 05,FRANCE
[6] IMMUNOTECH SA,F-13276 MARSEILLE 9,FRANCE
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10.1038/bjc.1994.175
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
摘要
Interleukin 6 and C-reactive protein (CRP) were determined prior to IL-2 therapy in sera from metastatic melanoma patients. Patients with elevated serum IL-6 (> 20 pg ml(-1)) and/or CRP (> 10 mg l(-1)) levels were associated with resistance to IL-2 therapy. A correlation between high serum IL-6 levels and a shorter median survival was also observed.
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