Prognostic significance of IL-6 and IL-8 ascites levels in ovarian cancer patients
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The acellular fraction of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) ascites promotes <it>de novo </it>resistance of tumor cells and thus supports the idea that tumor cells may survive in the surrounding protective microenvironment...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-05-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/11/210 |