Role of Procalcitonin and Interleukin-6 in Predicting Cancer, and Its Progression Independent of Infection.

Procalcitonin (PCT) and Interleukin-6 (IL-6) have emerged as biomarkers for different inflammatory conditions. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the role of PCT and IL-6 as biomarkers of cancer and its progression in a large cohort of patients. This cross-sectional study included residual pla...

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Main Authors: Anne-Marie Chaftari, Ray Hachem, Ruth Reitzel, Mary Jordan, Ying Jiang, Ammar Yousif, Kumait Garoge, Poonam Deshmukh, Zanaib Al Hamal, Joseph Jabbour, Alexander Hanania, Sammy Raad, Mohamed Jamal, Issam Raad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4492776?pdf=render