title: IL-2 in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia after lymphoid blast crisis: a pilot study.
abstract: Five patients with lymphoid blastic transformation of chronic myeloid leukemia have been treated with IL2 associated with Vincristine (VCR) plus Prednisone (PDN). Our study indicates that IL2 may be employed in the management of this disease without excessive toxicity at the higher doses in hospitalized patients and at the lower doses as outpatients. Concerning the therapeutic efficacy, our preliminary results indicate that IL2 might be useful in enhancing the chemosensitivity of the leukemic blasts. It remains to be seen if this will result in a rapid return to the CP and in a prolongation of survival.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biopatologia Umana, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meloni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Foà
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tosti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vignetti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gavosto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mandelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001752:Blast Crisis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D007155:Immunologic Factors; D007376:Interleukin-2; D014750:Vincristine; D011241:Prednisone