Abstract
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a potent immunomodulatory cytokine that may have pathogenetic and prognostic significance in a number of disorders. The objective of this study was to examine the correlation between serum IL-6 levels and phenotypic characteristics, as well as failure-free survival of patients with low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL). Using a sensitive enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA), we measured IL-6 in frozen sera from 55 healthy controls and in the pre-treatment frozen sera from 100 low-grade lymphoma patients who were enrolled on protocols at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Serum IL-6 levels were correlated with clinical and laboratory features at diagnosis and with failure-free survival.
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