Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy in prostate cancer patients: rise in interleukin 6 (IL-6) but not IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, tumor necrosis factor-a, MIP-1-a, and LIF levels.
AuthorsLopes CO, Callera F,
JournalInt J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
PubMed ID21640501
'To investigate the effect of radiotherapy (RT) on serum levels of interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a), macrophage inflammatory protein-1-alpha (MIP-1-a) and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) in patients with prostate cancer. Forty eight patients with prostate cancer received three-dimensional conformal blocking radiation therapy with a linear ... More