As shown by a time kinetic over 72 hours, galectin-3 was released only in small amounts by either pancreatic and ovarian tumor cells (PancTuI, KI-OCp012 or OVCAR-3 cells) or by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) (Figures 2A, C, E). This evidence concerns the gene LGALS3 and ovarian neoplasm.