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| Predicate | Object |
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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
5-6
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1997-6-12
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Recombinant human IL-6 (rhIL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine with stimulatory actions on the hematopoietic system, the immune system and hepatocytes. Clinical interest in the use of this cytokine was raised because of its thrombopoietic properties and also because of its anti-tumor activity, which was shown in vitro and in the preclinical setting. Various studies show that doses up to 10 mu kg/kg/d rhIL-6 before and after chemotherapy are tolerable and the most frequent side-effects encountered consist of flu-like symptoms. Furthermore, a consistent decrease in hemoglobin was reported during rhIL-6 treatment. This was probably due to hemodilution, although a change in ferrokinetics, may also at least partly, explain the anemia. An evident increase of platelets has been observed in various studies. After chemotherapy, rh-IL6 seemed to hasten platelet recovery, without affecting platelet nadir. Preliminary data from studies investigating the value of rhIL-6 as an anti-tumor agent in renal cell carcinoma and melanoma reported low response rates, between 8 and 14%. The results of rhIL-6 in ameliorating chemotherapy induced bone-marrow depression and especially thrombocytopenia, are promising and merit further phase III studies.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Feb
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| pubmed:issn |
1042-8194
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
20
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
373-9
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Acute-Phase Reaction,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Anemia,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Antineoplastic Agents,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Drug Administration Schedule,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Fatigue,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Fever,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Hematopoiesis,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Immunologic Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Interleukin-6,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Liver,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Multicenter Studies as Topic,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Neoplasms,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Pain,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Platelet Count,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Recombinant Proteins,
pubmed-meshheading:8833392-Thrombocytopenia
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| pubmed:year |
1996
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Potential use of recombinant human interleukin-6 in clinical oncology.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Review
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