Fig. 6: MTPA decreases systemic oncogenesis relative to RFA. | Communications Biology

Fig. 6: MTPA decreases systemic oncogenesis relative to RFA.

From: Molecularly targeted photothermal ablation improves tumor specificity and immune modulation in a rat model of hepatocellular carcinoma

Fig. 6

Serum cytokine profiling demonstrated that RFA elaborates significantly more systemic oncogenic cytokines relative to MTPA or sham surgery. This resulted in accelerated remote tumor growth compared with MTPA or sham. N = 4 animals per group with four independent blood draws per animal.

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