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June 11, 2013ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam)Open Access

Circulating IL-6 concentrations link tumour necrosis and systemic and local inflammatory responses in patients undergoing resection for colorectal cancer

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GGGraeme J.K. GuthrieNHS TaysideCRCampbell S.D. RoxburghGlasgow Royal InfirmaryCRColin H. RichardsGlasgow Royal Infirmary

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Implication

Randomized trial examines the relationship between circulating IL-6, tumour necrosis, and inflammation in colorectal cancer patients, suggesting implications for treatment.

Key Points

  • The central aim was to investigate the relationship between circulating IL-6, tumour necrosis, and inflammatory responses in colorectal cancer patients.
  • Data were collected from preoperative blood tests for 118 patients undergoing colorectal cancer resection.
  • Circulating levels of IL-6, IL-10, VEGF, and other inflammatory markers were analyzed.
  • Routine pathology specimens were examined for tumour characteristics like necrosis and inflammatory cell infiltrate.
  • Circulating IL-6 concentrations significantly associated with tumour necrosis (P<0.001) and increased T stage (P<0.05).
  • Tumour necrosis correlated with elevated IL-10 (P<0.01) and VEGF (P<0.001), among other inflammatory markers.
  • Findings suggest that elevated IL-6 levels modulate local and systemic inflammatory responses, promoting tumour progression.

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Guthrie et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0cd32a17d56fa39a4a565bhttps://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2013.291
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