Combined Levamisole with Recombinant Interleukin-2 (IL-2) in Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Phase II Study.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-1998
Abstract
Adoptive immunotherapy (AI) with interleukin-2 (IL-2) and lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells is an antineoplastic modality in which immune-activated cells are administered to a host having cancer in an attempt to mediate tumor regression. Levamisole (LEV), an immune stimulant, has been suggested as having therapeutic effectiveness in a variety of cancers. After a phase I trial of recombinant IL-2 plus LEV, a phase II trial of this combination was conducted in patients who had advanced renal cell carcinoma. The regimen was IL-2 at 3 x 10(6) U/m2 daily x 5 plus LEV at 50 mg/m2 perorally three times a day x 5. Only one of the 22 eligible patients had a regression. It was a partial regression, 85 days in duration. The median time to treatment failure (refusal, progression, or off study because of toxicity) was 36 days. The only grade 4 toxicity reported was lethargy. This regimen is not recommended for further testing in patients who have advanced renal cell carcinoma.
Volume
21
Issue
2
First Page
139
Last Page
141
ISSN
0277-3732
Published In/Presented At
Creagan, E. T., Hestorff, R. D., Suman, V. J., Mailliard, J. A., Nair, S., Krook, J. E., & ... Tschetter, L. K. (1998). Combined levamisole with recombinant interleukin-2 (IL-2) in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma: a phase II study. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology, 21(2), 139-141.
Disciplines
Medical Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
9537198
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Peer Reviewed for front end display
Peer-Reviewed
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Hematology-Medical Oncology Division, Department of Medicine Faculty
Document Type
Article