Trial reportPloS one2019
Plasma cytokine levels and the presence of colorectal cancer.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
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- CC48 a new CB2R agonist/FAAH inhibitor dual drug blocks gastric cancer progression and overcomes paclitaxel resistance.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2025Article
- Analysis of Pro-Inflammatory and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokine Serum Concentrations in Pediatric Patients with Neuroblastoma: A Preliminary Study.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Expression and Functional Analysis of Immuno-Micro-RNAs mir-146a and mir-326 in Colorectal Cancer.Current issues in molecular biology · 2024Article
- Altered expression of cytokines, chemokines, growth factors, and soluble receptors in patients with colorectal cancer, and correlation with treatment outcome.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2024Article
- Genetic Evidence for a Causal Relationship Between Innate Leukocytes and the Risk of Digestive System Cancers in East Asians and Europeans.World journal of oncology · 2024Article
- Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins (MIPs) Contribute to Malignant Potential of Colorectal Polyps and Modulate Likelihood of Cancerization Associated with Standard Risk Factors.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Causal association of circulating cytokines with the risk of lung cancer: a Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Design and Fabrication of a 3D-Printed Microfluidic Immunoarray for Ultrasensitive Multiplexed Protein Detection.Micromachines · 2023Article
- The Dichotomy of Interleukin-9 Function in the Tumor Microenvironment.Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research · 2023Review
- Immune microenvironment profiling of normal appearing colorectal mucosa biopsied over repeat patient visits reproducibly separates lynch syndrome patients based on their history of colon cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Development of a nomogram based on serum cytokine-related riskscore in breast cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Profiling Plasma Cytokines by A CRISPR-ELISA Assay for Early Detection of Lung Cancer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the Effects of Genistein In Vitro as a Chemopreventive Agent for Colorectal Cancer-Strategy to Improve Its Efficiency When Administered Orally.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A role for serum cytokines and cell adhesion molecules in the non-invasive diagnosis of colorectal cancer.Oncology letters · 2022Article
- The Role of Inflammatory Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Colorectal Carcinoma-Recent Findings and Review.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Plasma metabolomics, lipidomics and cytokinomics profiling predict disease recurrence in metastatic colorectal cancer patients undergoing liver resection.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Systemic Interleukins' Profile in Early and Advanced Colorectal Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimsCancer-related activation of cytokine networks are central aspects of tumor development. The goal of the study was to examine the possibility of plasma cytokines for the screening of colorectal cancer (CRC).
methodsWe carried out a multicenter, hospital-based case-control study in 66 adult Japanese patients with CRC and 87 healthy adult Japanese. A multiplex bead array immunoassay was used to examine 27 different plasma cytokines. Their association with the presence of CRC was evaluated by logistic regression analysis after adjusting for potential confounding factors.
resultsThirteen plasma cytokines were notably associated with the presence of CRC (p< 0.05). Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed that the combinatorial assessment of some of these plasma cytokines showed "good" capability for discriminating between CRC patients and control subjects (area under the curve (AUC): 0.819 for the combination of IL-9, Eotaxin, G-CSF, and TNF-α; 0.832 for the combination of IL-4, IL-8, Eotaxin, IP-10, and TNF-α). Individual cytokine assessments presented lower AUCs (0.657-0.755) than the combinatorial cytokine assessments.
conclusionsThe levels of several plasma cytokines varied significantly between CRC patients and control subjects, suggesting the possibility of differentially expressed plasma cytokines as potential biomarkers for detecting the presence of CRC. Our results should be validated in other populations.
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