Fig 1: Phenotypical characterization of peripheral lymphocytes and cytokine levels before and after ablation in patients with early or advanced stage disease. Changes in (A) proportion and (B) levels of immunocytes after ablation in patients with early or advanced stage disease. Changes in (C) TNF-α, IL-2, IFN-γ, TNF-β and IL-12p70, (D) IL-6, IL-4, IL-5 and IL-10, and (E) IL-8, IL-1β, IL-22, IL-17A and IL-17F peripheral cytokine levels following ablation in patients with early or advanced stages of disease. *P<0.05. MWA, microwave ablation.