title: Clinical and immunopathological results of a phase II study of perilymphatically injected recombinant interleukin-2 in locally far advanced, nonpretreated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
abstract: Fifteen patients with locally far advanced, nonpretreated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma were treated with low-dose recombinant interleukin-2, using 10 daily perilymphatic injections. The therapy was well tolerated. No tumor regression was observed. Tumor biopsies were taken before and after treatment. Histopathological studies including evaluation of the mononuclear cell infiltrate and immunohistochemical detection of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) expression on tumor cells were performed. HLA class I was not detectable in 1 of 10 samples, and HLA class II expression was seen in 2 of 10 samples. As compared to pretreatment biopsies, no changes were found after treatment. This is in agreement with the lack of a clinical response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mattijssen
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: De Mulder
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Schornagel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Verweij
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van den Broek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galazka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ruiter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000032:analysis; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008208:Lymphatic System; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D007376:Interleukin-2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins