title: Metastatic renal cell cancer treated with recombinant alpha 2a interferon and vinblastine.
abstract: 42 patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma were treated with a combination therapy with interferon alpha 2a (mean dosage 16 x 10(6) U i.m. 3 times/week) and vinblastine (0.1 mg/Kg every 21 days). 12 patients (28.5%) had a positive response. Of them 1 presented a complete response (2.38%), 5 a partial response (11.9%) and 6 a stable disease (14.2%). No significant side effects were observed apart from the flu-like syndrome (all patients) and a moderate leukopenia (45.2%). The median duration of responses was 10+ months (range 3-37 months). At 4-year follow-up the median survival time was 16.0 months (range 4-37 months).
authors.affiliation: Chair of Clinical Oncology, University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Massidda
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Migliari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Padovani
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Scarpa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cortesi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Usai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014747:Vinblastine