IL10 and hepatocellular carcinoma: Interleukin-10 (IL-10), an anti-inflammatorycytokine, plays an important role in modulating the human immune system, and ithas been used to evaluate the long-term outcomes of solid tumors and non-solidtumors, such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) [11], and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma[12].