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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Main Authors: Piché Alain, Rancourt Claudine, Matte Isabelle, Lane Denis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/11/210