Open AccessRole of serum interleukin-18 as a prognostic factor in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Author(s) -
Pisit Tangkijvanich,
Duangporn Thong-Ngam,
Varocha Mahachai,
Apiradee Theamboonlers,
Yong Poovorawan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v13.i32.4345
Subject(s) - hepatocellular carcinoma , medicine , gastroenterology , interleukin , carcinoma , tumor progression , multivariate analysis , oncology , cancer , cytokine
To determine whether serum interleukin-18 (IL-18) levels correlated with clinicopathologic features and prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).