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Table 2.

Levels of Inflammatory Markers Prior to and During Chemotherapy

(mean ± SD)	Pre-Cycle 1	Pre-Cycle 4	F; P values
CRP (mg/L)	2.93 (2.65)	3.42 (3.76)	0.381; 0.54
TNF-α (pg/ml)	1.16 (1.48)	1.19 (0.73)	0.136; 0.83
IL1-RA (pg/ml)	1337 (1465)	1357 (1181)	0.05; 0.95
VEGF (pg/ml)	77.8 (96.1)	119.2 (91.4)	6.65; 0.01
sICAM-1 (ng/ml)	297.07 (78.3)	334.02 (78.3)	11.31; 0.002
IL-6 (pg/ml)	2.39 (2.21)	3.096 (3.23)	1.43; 0.242
sP-selectin (ng/ml)	90.5 (47.2)	116.12 (58.2)	5.65; 0.021
vWf (%)	94.32 (64.7)	149.11 (167.4)	5.72; 0.023