Cytokine

Abstract

It remains to be elucidate whether measurements of cytokines in serum have any clinical significance. In this article, the clinical uses of cytokines are reviewed. The purposes of clinical use of cytokines are: 1) for the immunological treatment of malignancy; and 2) as hematopoietic growth factors. During the clinical use of cytokine, measurements of cytokine in serum might be important to estimate clinical efficacy and the clinical course.