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Chemokines and Gynecologic Malignancies

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Chemokines and Cancer

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Gynecologic malignancies consist of tumors of the ovary, cervix, and uterus. Little is known of the role of chemokines in carcinoma of the cervix or endometrium, although they are expressed in conditions such as endometriosis (1). This chapter reviews the expression of chemokines in carcinoma of the ovary in the context of the leukocyte infiltrate associated with this tumor. Most work to date concerns monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). The expression of this chemokine is considered in more detail, and some of the mechanisms by which its production may be regulated in vivo are discussed.

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Negus, R.P.M., Balkwill, F.R. (1999). Chemokines and Gynecologic Malignancies. In: Rollins, B.J. (eds) Chemokines and Cancer. Contemporary Cancer Research. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-701-7_11

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