title: Interferon alpha-2a and vinblastine in the treatment of metastatic renal carcinoma.
abstract: Twenty patients with measurable metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) were treated with interferon alpha-2a (18 X 10(6) IU i.m. 3 times weekly) in combination with vinblastine sulfate (0.1 mg/kg i.v. every 3 weeks). Objective responses in the lungs, bone and liver metastases were observed in 5 of 18 evaluable patients. Dose reduction of interferon alpha-2a (to 9 X 10(6) IU i.m. 3 times weekly) was necessary in 7 patients due to intolerable flu-like side effects and leukopenia (nadir 3,500 leukocytes/mm3). Tolerance was good in 55% of cases. Objective clinical response was observed in 27.7% of patients, and only 38.8% progressed. It is necessary to perform further studies, varying the therapeutic schedules, in order to elicit a better control of the toxic effects and a greater objectiveness of the clinical response.
authors.affiliation: Patologia e Clinica Urologica Università, Firenze, Italia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bartoletti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Selli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sicignano
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Criscuolo
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014747:Vinblastine