作者: F M Marincola , D E White , A P Wise , S A Rosenberg
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1995.13.5.1110
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摘要: PURPOSEHere we report the long-term follow-up evaluation of a phase I/II study toxicity and response combination interferon alfa-2a (IFN alpha) interleukin-2 (IL-2) in patients with metastatic cancer.PATIENTS AND METHODSFrom November 1987 through October 1990, 189 were treated 379 courses. IFN alpha (3 x 10(6) U/m2) was administered three times per day as an intravenous (IV) bolus IV IL-2 2.6 IU/m2 (six patients, group 1), 7.8 (32 2), or 11.7 (26 3). Subsequently, dose escalated to 6 U/m2 plus (22 4). Two further dosage schedules tested at (29 5) 15.6 (74 6); however, because alpha-related toxicity, these two groups received once (6 U/m2). A treatment course consisted cycles (maximum, 15 doses cycle) separated by 10-day inte...