Are the High Serum Interleukin-6 and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels Useful Prognostic Markers in Aggressive Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients?

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ÜSKÜDAR TEKE H., GÜNDÜZ E., Akay O. M., BAL C., Gulbas Z.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY, cilt.32, sa.1, ss.21-28, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tjh.2013.0325
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.21-28
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Pro-inflammatory and pro-angiogenic cytokines play an important role in the pathogenesis of lymphoma, and recent studies have shown that cytokines can be used as prognostic markers. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients with high levels of serum interleukin-6 (s-IL6) and serum vascular endothelial growth factor (s-VEGF) have poor prognosis and shorter survival time. We aimed to determine pre-treatment levels of s-IL6 and s-VEGF and their relation with known prognostic markers, especially International Prognostic Index (IPI) scores, and to examine their effects on overall survival in newly diagnosed, untreated aggressive NHL patients.