Table 2.

Results of statistical comparisons (Student’s t-test) of plasma levels of cytokines comparing early non-tumor bearing patient samples to late stage (stage IV) tumor bearing patient samples.

Cytokine	p-value (stage IV vs all other)
IL-4	1.73×10−12
RANTES (CCL5)	6.17×10−06
IL-10	5.29×10−05
Eotaxin (CCL11)	8.31×10−05
IP-10 (CXCL10)	0.0007
IL-13	0.002
IL-12p70	0.005
IL-7, IL-9	0.009
VEGF, MIB-1b (CCL4)	0.02
GM-CSF	0.03
IL-5	0.05
IL-15, TNFa, MIP-1a, FGF, IL-2, G-CSF, IL-8, IL-6, IFN-g, MCP-1, IL-17, PDGF, IL-1ra, IL-1b	>0.05