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Cancer Ratio,Pleural Fluid Adenosine Deaminase,Lactate Dehydrogenase, interferonY, Tumor Necrosis Factor,and Interleukins{2,12,18}for Differentiation Between Malignant and Non Malignant Pleural Effusion

ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05693727 Sponsor: Assiut University Information provided by Mona Adel, Assiut University (Responsible Party) Study Overview Brief Summary To evaluate the ability of cancer ratio and pleural fluid markers to discriminate between malignant and non malignant effusion Detailed Description Pleural effusion is a common clinical entity affecting approximately 1.5 [READ MORE]

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Share Your Recent Publication or Interesting Project

The Signals+ Editors want to hear from YOU! Everyone enjoys reading about what colleagues are doing. If you have an interesting study or recent publication you’d like showcased in Signals+, please take a moment to submit it here.*  Thank you for being an essential part of our community, and we look [READ MORE]

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Member Highlights

Member Highlight: Meet Stefan Rose-John

Favorite cytokine? That’s easy: IL-6! A couple years ago, I organized an ICIS sponsored Interleukin-6 Meeting in Kiel together with Prof. Tadamitsu Kishimoto. This meeting brought together most of the scientists interested in this important cytokine. This is just one example of the opportunities to develop important friendships and collaborations [READ MORE]

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Annual Meeting

Recognizing Excellence

ICIS Awards Celebrate Achievements Across Career Stages The International Cytokine & Interferon Society (ICIS) is proud to honor outstanding contributions to the field of cytokine and interferon research through its comprehensive awards program. Designed to recognize excellence at every stage of a scientist’s career, the ICIS awards underscore the Society’s [READ MORE]

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Presidents Message: Looking forward to 2025!

It’s hard to believe that its already 2025. Reflections We have compiled answers from the survey of attendees at the Seoul ICIS meeting, which confirmed our own feelings about the success of this conference. Kudos again to Drs. You-Me Kim and Sang-Il Lee, and our Korean Association of Immunologists (KAI) [READ MORE]

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Annual Meeting

2024 Travel Award Winners Recount Highlights of Cytokines 2024 & KAI 2024

Former travel grant recipient Dr. Maialen Sebastian de la Cruz of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in Spain is an editor of the Signals+ newsletter. She interviewed the 2024 winners to capture their impressions while still fresh. The 12th Annual Meeting of the International Cytokines and Interferon Society [READ MORE]

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Year-End Giving: Support the Next Generation of Scientific Discovery

As the year winds down and the spirit of generosity fills the air, many of us look for meaningful ways to give back. It’s a time of celebration, reflection and connection — an opportunity to align our actions with the causes that resonate most deeply with us. This year, consider [READ MORE]

Clinical Trials, contributed by Howard A. Young
Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials – updated December 18, 2024

1) Estimation of the Tissue and Serum Levels of Interleukin (IL) -35 in Mycosis Fungoides: a Case Control Study | 2) Impact of Smoking on Salivary Interleukin (IL)-39, IL-41, IL-1β, TNF-α Levels in Periodontal Disease | 3) Targeting IL-17A for Treatment-Resistant Depression [READ MORE]

Reviews of Interest

Reviews of Interest Curated by Dr. Zhian (Anthony) Chen

Photo Credit: Burcu Elmas (pexels.com 10051526) The CD4 Versus CD8 T Cell Fate Decision: A Multiomics-Informed Perspective. PMID: 38271641 Steier Z, Kim EJY, Aylard DA, Robey EA. Annu Rev Immunol. 2024 Jun;42(1):235-258. doi: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-083122-040929. Epub 2024 Jun 14.PMID: 38271641 Free article. Review. The Immunobiology and Treatment of Food Allergy. PMID: 38360544 Barshow S, [READ MORE]