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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-16
pubmed:abstractText
More than two dozen cytokines are now available as recombinant proteins suitable for in vivo testing. Several of these novel biologic response modifiers have been evaluated in clinical trials, and a few have been proven to be effective. Interferon-alpha is often used to treat low-grade lympho- and myeloproliferative diseases, and it is undergoing evaluation as treatment of several solid tumors. Interleukin-2 was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Other cytokines that are active as antitumor agents in experimental animals have failed to enter the mainstream of oncologic practice because of poor results in preliminary trials and, in some instances, prohibitive toxicity. This review focuses on the cellular mechanisms underlying cytokine-induced tumor regression and toxicity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1040-8746
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1067-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Mechanisms of action and toxicity of immunotherapy with cytokines.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Hematology-Oncology, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review