CXCL8 and ovarian carcinoma: The mean serum IL8 concentration in patients with ovarian cancer (3124 ± 7336, median 320.5, range: 48.6–37574 pg/ml) were significantly higher when compared to healthy controls (262.4 ± 368.6, median 165.7, range: 23.7–1694 pg/ml, p = 0.02).