Annals of Oncology Advance Access originally published online on June 2, 2008
Annals of Oncology 2008 19(7):1355; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdn290
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Circulating interleukin-6 as a tumor marker for hepatocellular carcinoma
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I have read with great interest the paper by Porta et al. [1] on circulating interleukin (IL)-6 as a promising tumor marker for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
I have appreciated the attempt of the authors to put the pleiotropic cytokine IL-6 not only in the context of its complex biologic activities but also
Department of Medical Oncology, University of Cagliari, Italy
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