RECOMBINANT INTERFERON-GAMMA IN THE TREATMENT OF METASTATIC RENAL-CELL CARCINOMA - RESULTS OF A PHASE-II TRIAL

  • 1 November 1988
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 38-2  (11) , 1658-1660
Abstract
A clinical Phase II study was performed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of treatment with interferon gamma in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Patients received interferon gamma by two different regimens: 1. 100 .mu.g/m2 3 .times./week i.v. over 4 h every other week-low dose. 2. 500 .mu.g/m2 5 .times./week i.v. over 24 h every other week-high dose-for non-responders to regimen 1. The response rate, duration of response, survival and toxicity in the two regimens were evaluated. Treatment with interferon gamma resulted in an overall response rate of 31%, with a duration of response ranging between 2 and 44+ months. Patients responding objectively to interferon gamma or showing stable disease survived significantly longer than non-responders (p = 0.0056).