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Effect of interleukin-10 gene polymorphisms on clinical outcome of patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: an exploratory study.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Jun 2008
Kube Dieter, Hua Thanh-Duc, von Bonin Frederike, Schoof Nils, Zeynalova Samira, Klöss Marita, Gocht Daniela, Potthoff Bernd, Tzvetkov Mladen, Brockmöller Jürgen, Löffler Markus, Pfreundschuh Michael, Trümper Lorenz
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PURPOSE: Current chemotherapy can achieve high response rates in aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), but the factors that influence regression and survival remain unknown. The present exploratory study tested the hypothesis whether interleukin-10 (IL-10) polymorphisms predict clinical outcome, leukocytopenia, or infectivity during therapy. IL-10 was chosen because immune alterations are a major risk factor...
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