Infusion of in vitro expanded tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes and recombinant interleukin-2 in patients with surgically resected lymph node metastases of malignant melanoma: a pilot study
| Autor: | U M, Reali, L, Martini, L, Borgognoni, C, Semino, G, Pietra, C, Chiarugi, M, Guastella, G, Melioli |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
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Male Skin Neoplasms Interferon-alpha Pilot Projects Middle Aged Lymphocyte Activation Combined Modality Therapy Immunotherapy Adoptive Recombinant Proteins Lymphocytes Tumor-Infiltrating Treatment Outcome Lymphatic Metastasis Humans Interleukin-2 Lymph Node Excision Female Lymph Nodes Infusions Intravenous Melanoma Aged Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Melanoma research. 8(1) |
| ISSN: | 0960-8931 |
| Popis: | A pilot study was set up in order to evaluate the feasibility and safety of infusing in vitro expanded tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and recombinant interleukin-2 (rIL-2) in a group of patients with advanced melanoma after radical resection of lymph node metastases. Twenty-four patients were eligible for the study and proliferating TILs were collected in 16. These patients were infused with TILs and then treated with rIL-2 and alpha-interferon. Short-term toxic effects (such as fever) were in general controlled by symptomatic drugs, whereas chronic toxicities were absent. The median follow-up period was 19 months; at present, 13 patients are alive and disease free, one patient is in progression and two patients have died. The approach was feasible and safe and the clinical results observed are comparable to those obtained by long-term treatment with other biological response modifiers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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