title: Treatment of human melanoma hepatic metastases in nude mice with human cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
abstract: We investigated the effects of human melanoma-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in treating experimental human melanoma hepatic metastases in a nude mouse model of adoptive immunotherapy. Hepatic metastases were generated by intrasplenic injection of 1.5 x 10(6) human melanoma cells. Three days after injection, animals received salt solution and interleukin 2 or interleukin 2 and cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Twenty-four of 25 control animals had developed multiple tumor nodules in the liver; 11 of 13 animals receiving only interleukin 2 also had significant tumor burdens. In striking contrast, 17 of 18 animals receiving cytotoxic T lymphocytes and interleukin 2 had no gross or histologic evidence of tumors. The remaining animal had a 2-mm nodule. Human tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes are effective in vivo in a model of adoptive immunotherapy and may prove useful in adoptive immunotherapy of humans with metastatic melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Crowley
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Vervaert
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Seigler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016219:Immunotherapy, Adoptive; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D007376:Interleukin-2