title: Intralesional interferon alfa-2b for the treatment of genital warts.
abstract: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study has been conducted, and intralesional interferon alfa-2b was tested in the treatment of genital warts. This study design was to give 1 million units interferon alfa-2b intralesionally into the base of each of five external genital warts per patient, on a Monday-Wednesday-Friday treatment schedule for 3 weeks (total of nine injections). Forty-two patients were entered (20 randomized to receive interferon and 22 placebo injections). There were 43.8% of patients on the interferon treatment arm of the double-blind portion of the study who had complete disappearance of all warts, with an additional 25% of patients showing greater than 50% shrinkage of visible warts. On the placebo arm 14.3% showed a complete response, with an additional 14.3% showing greater than 50% shrinkage. This difference between interferon and placebo treatment was statistically significant (p less than 0.03). We conclude that intralesional interferon alfa-2b has significant activity in the treatment of genital warts.
authors.affiliation: Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Welander
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Homesley
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Smiles
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Peets
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000628:therapy*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins