Haematologica (Feb 2007)

Prognostic significance of serum B-lymphocyte stimulator level in Hodgkin’s lymphoma

  • Yasuhiro Oki,
  • Georgios V. Georgakis,
  • Thi-Sau Migone,
  • Larry W. Kwak,
  • Anas Younes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3324/haematol.10678
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 92, no. 2

Abstract

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B-lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) plays a critical role in the survival of B-lymphocytes. In 50 patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma BLyS levels were higher in newly diagnosed patients (median 2.0 ng/mL, range