title: Does vinblastine add to the potency of alpha interferon in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma?
abstract: The combination of alpha interferon and vinblastine has been reported to yield a response rate of 30-40% in previously untreated patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. This combination was given to nine patients with advanced metastatic renal carcinoma after they failed or relapsed on alpha-interferon alone, to attempt to evaluate the role of vinblastine in this combination. Neither complete nor partial response was observed. Two patients had disease stabilization for two and seven months. Our preliminary results suggest that vinblastine did not add to the efficacy of interferon in this group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Merimsky
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Shnider
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaitchik
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I; D014747:Vinblastine