VEGFA and non-small cell lung carcinoma: conducted a prospective study to evaluate changes in cytokine expression patterns in NSCLC patients undergoing radiation therapy and found that different cytokines changed their expression during RT, including sCD40l, IP-10, MIP-1β, CX3CL1, VEGF, GM-CSF, IL-12, IFN-γ, IL-1a, and VEGF, which could participate in the promotion, growth, and progression of tumors by suppressing factors of the immune system, adding thus another layer to the complex response to the IR (159).