title: Pharmacokinetics of teceleukin (recombinant human interleukin-2) after intravenous or subcutaneous administration to patients with cancer.
abstract: Single doses of teceleukin ranging from 0.1 to 30 x 10(6) units were administered to cancer patients as intravenous infusions or subcutaneous injections. Serum samples were analyzed using a bioassay. In general, teceleukin was rapidly eliminated after intravenous administration, with half-lives ranging from 0.24 to 3.3 h. Teceleukin disappeared from serum more slowly following subcutaneous administration, with half-lives of 2.7 to 12.2 h. This finding may be a result of slow absorption from the subcutaneous injection site. Serum concentrations of teceleukin increased in an apparently dose-proportional manner following intravenous administration. When administered subcutaneously, serum concentrations increased with increasing dose but in a manner that was less than dose-proportional, possibly due to dose-dependent bioavailability for subcutaneously administered teceleukin.
authors: Department of Drug Metabolism, Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., Nutley, New Jersey 07110.
authors: L E
authors: LE
authors: Gustavson
authors: R W
authors: RW
authors: Nadeau
authors: N F
authors: NF
authors: Oldfield
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D011994:Recombinant Proteins