EVALUATION OF CIRCULATING TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA IN PATIENTS WITH GYNECOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES

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DEJACO, P
ASSELAIN, B
ORLANDI, C
FRIDMAN, WH
TEILLAUD, JL
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[1] INST CURIE,UNITE BIOSTAT,INSERM,U255,F-75231 PARIS 05,FRANCE
[2] INST CURIE,IMMUNOL CELLULAIRE & CLIN LAB,INSERM,U255,F-75231 PARIS 05,FRANCE
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10.1002/ijc.2910480311
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
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TNF-alpha levels in sera from patients with gynecological cancers were evaluated by ELISA and compared with those of patients with benign ovarian cysts or of anonymous healthy donors. Patients with cervical and endometrical carcinoma and with benign ovarian cysts showed levels of TNF-alpha similar to those of healthy donors. In contrast, significantly increased levels of TNF-alpha were found in patients with ovarian carcinoma, regardless of the stage of disease.
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