Assessing serum cytokine profiles in inflammatory breast cancer patients using Luminex® technology.

[Display omitted] • Tumor microenvironment is involved in the development of Inflammatory breast cancer. • A panel of 12 analytes (Eotaxin-3, Fractalkine, FGF-2, IL-8, IL-16, IL-21, IL-22, MIF, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, and TNFRII) that can be used for early detection of IBC. • A panel of 7 analytes (CD-30, Eotaxin-3, IL-8, IL-16, MIF, MIP-1α, and MIP-1β) that may represent potential biomarkers for high risk of developing metastasis in IBC patients. • A panel of 10 analytes (Eotaxin-3, Fractalkine, IL-1α, IL-8, IL-16, IL-22, MIF, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, and TNFRII) that can help clinicians prevent lymph node invasion in patients with IBC. Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), accounts for the majority of deaths associated with breast tumors. Because this form is aggressive from its appearance and has a strong metastatic potential. The majority of patients are not diagnosed until late stages, highlighting the need for the development of novel diagnostic biomarkers. Immune mediators may affect IBC progression and metastasis installation. Analysis of serum proteins to identify a panel of prognostic biomarkers for IBC. Serum levels of 65 analytes were determined in IBC and Non-IBC patients with the ProcartaPlex Human Immune Monitoring 65-Plex Panel. Fifteen analytes: 5 cytokines (IL-8, IL-16, IL-21, IL-22 and MIF), 7 chemokines (Eotaxin, eotaxin-3, Fractalkine, IP-10, MIP-1α, MIP-1β and SDF-1α), One growth factors (FGF-2) and 2 soluble receptors (TNFRII and Tweak); were significantly differentially expressed between the two groups. ROC curves showed that twelve of them (IL-8, IL-16, IL-21, IL-22, MIF, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, SDF-1α, TNFRII, FGF-2, Eotaxin-3, and Fractalkine) had AUC values greater than 0.70 and thus had potential clinical utility. Moreover, seven cytokines: IL-8, IL-16, MIF, Eotaxin-3, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, and CD-30 are positively associated with patients who developed distant metastasis. Ten analytes: Eotaxin-3, Fractalkine, IL-16, IL-1α, IL-22, IL-8, MIF, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, and TNFRII are positively associated with patients who had Lymph-Nodes invasion. This study has uncovered a set of 8 analytes (Eotaxin-3, Fractalkine, IL-16, IL-8, IL-22, MIF, MIP-1α, MIP-1β) that can be used as biomarkers of IBC, and can be utilized for early detection of IBC, preventing metastasis and lymph-Nodes invasion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]