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. 2017 Aug 14;130(13):1499–1506. doi: 10.1182/blood-2017-03-743211

Figure 2.

Figure 2.

Thrombocytosis increases thrombosis in ovarian cancer. Tumor-derived IL-6 stimulates hepatocytes to express thrombopoietin (TPO), which increases platelet production and enhances thrombosis in patients with ovarian cancer.