title: Immunotherapy of established murine B cell lymphoma. Combination of idiotype immunization and cyclophosphamide.
abstract: A murine B cell lymphoma (38C13) was used to study the efficacy of idiotype immunotherapy against established tumors. Immunization of mice with 38C13 tumor-derived Ig, administered after a lethal tumor inoculation, significantly prolonged survival of animals compared to control groups. The efficacy of active immunotherapy was dramatically enhanced when combined with chemotherapy. Cyclophosphamide (100 mg/kg), administered in combination with idiotype immunization to mice bearing 10-day-old, 1 to 2 cm diameter s.c. tumors, resulted in a significant prolongation of survival as compared with either cyclophosphamide or immunization alone and yielded approximately 50% cures. Additional studies combining active immunotherapy with surgical excision of the primary s.c. tumor nodule were less effective than combination chemoimmunotherapy, indicating that reduction of tumor burden was necessary, but not sufficient for effective treatment of established 38C13 lymphoma.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D007115:Immunization Schedule; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation
chemical_list: D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes; D003520:Cyclophosphamide