Analyzing plasma IL-6 and YKL-40 levels against covariate categories in newly diagnosed GBM, GG genotype, and absence of multifocal disease were associated with lower YKL-40 levels, absence of comorbidity was associated with lower IL-6, and increasing age was associated with higher IL-6 and YKL-40 (Table 1). The gene discussed is CHI3L1; the disease is glioblastoma.