VEGF and IL-6 correlation in POEMS: a potential upcoming marker of active disease and early autologous BMT response.

Conclusions:So far, to the best of our knowledge, IL-6 could be considered as a marker of active disease and reliable up to the very first months after BMT, after which its accuracy appears to be lost due to unknown factors, still to be investigated.

Source: Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases - January 1, 2022 Category: Hematology Authors: Luca Laurenti, Idanna Innocenti, Giulia Benintende, Annamaria Tomasso, Francesco Autore, Alberto Fresa, Florenzia Vuono, Silvia Baroni, Claudia Giannotta, Patrizia Chiusolo, Federica Sor à, Simona Sica Source Type: research