title: [Long-term results in the treatment of metastasizing kidney carcinoma using recombinant alpha-2 or gamma interferon].
abstract: To evaluate whether response to alpha-2- or gamma-interferon in metastatic renal cell carcinoma is associated with a prolonged survival, we studied a total of 65 patients being treated in two phase-II- or phase-III-trials between 1984 and 1986 with one of these interferons. After a median follow-up of 3 years for the alpha-interferon-treated patients and of more than 4 years for gamma-interferon-therapy, respectively, there is a significantly increased duration of survival for patients showing an objective response or stabilisation of the disease due to either therapy compared to those with continuing progression. Therapy with alpha-interferon leading to objective remissions in 26% or with gamma-interferon with an objective response rate of 36% therefore is beneficial for responding patients and can be performed with moderate side effects on an out-patient basis.
authors: Urologische Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik, Hamburg.
authors: A W
authors: AW
authors: Schneider
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Otto
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Conrad
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Klosterhalfen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma
vernacular_title: Langzeitergebnisse der Behandlung des metastasierten Nierenkarzinoms mit rekombinantem Alpha-2- oder Gamma-Interferon.