Research Article

Value of Cytokine Expression in Early Diagnosis and Prognosis of Tumor Metastasis

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Key indicators to distinguish tumor metastases and nonmetastases. (a and b) PLS-DA analysis showed tumor metastasis and nonmetastasis distinguished by certain indicators (PERMANOVA test, ); (c) PLS-DA analysis showed the plasma levels of IL-6, IL-8, lymphocyte percentage, and IL-12p70 were the main influencing factors that distinguished metastases and nonmetastases (VIP scores ≥1). Abbreviation. VIP, variable importance in the projection.
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