A phase II trial of dose-intensive interleukin-2 in metastatic renal cell carcinoma

1999 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Oleksowicz ◽  
Janice P. Dutcher
1998 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 2728-2732 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Ravaud ◽  
B Audhuy ◽  
F Gomez ◽  
B Escudier ◽  
T Lesimple ◽  
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PURPOSE A phase II trial was designed to determine the efficacy and the tolerance of interleukin-2 (IL-2), interferon alfa-2a (IFNalpha), and fluorouracil (5-FU) in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred eleven patients were included. Patients received subcutaneous IL-2 9 x 10(6) IU daily for 6 days and IFNalpha 6 x 10(6) IU on days 1, 3, and 5 every other week for 8 weeks. 5-FU was administered through a continuous infusion at 600 mg/m2 for 5 consecutive days for 1 week every 4 weeks. RESULTS The response rate was 1.8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0% to 4.3%) with only two partial responses (PRs). Toxicity was moderate with 3.6% grade 4 events and two deaths related to treatment. CONCLUSION This regimen of IL-2, IFNalpha, and 5-FU in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma was ineffective. The results raise the question of the dose and schedule of subcutaneous cytokines that must be used in metastatic renal carcinoma.


2000 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 395-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela Schmidinger ◽  
Günther G. Steger ◽  
Catharina Wenzel ◽  
Gottfried J. Locker ◽  
Thomas Brodowicz ◽  
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Cancer ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 80 (11) ◽  
pp. 2128-2132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie A. Ellerhorst ◽  
Avishay Sella ◽  
Robert J. Amato ◽  
Shi-Ming Tu ◽  
Randall E. Millikan ◽  
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2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela Schmidinger ◽  
Guenther Steger ◽  
Catharina Wenzel ◽  
Gottfried J. Locker ◽  
Alexandra C. Budinsky ◽  
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