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 106 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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 139-141 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1998 |
Keywords
- Interleukin-2
- Renal cell cancer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research