Soluble interleukin-6 receptor mediated fatigue highlights immunological heterogeneity of patients with early breast cancer who undergo radiation therapy

Purpose: This study aimed to explore the associations between dose-volume parameters of localized breast irradiation, longitudinal interleukin-6 soluble receptor (sIL-6R), and leukocyte counts as markers of an immune-mediated response and fatigue as a centrally-driven behavior. Methods and Materials...

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Main Authors: Nicholas Courtier, PhD, Tina Gambling, PhD, Peter Barrett-Lee, MD, Malcolm D. Mason, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245210941830085X