title: [Effect of interferon-alpha 2 (E. coli) in hairy cell leukemia].
abstract: Recombinant interferon-alpha 2 (E. coli) produced a clinically significant improvement in hemoglobin, granulocytes and platelets in 7 of 8 patients with hairy cell leukemia. Response to treatment was already noticeable in the fourth treatment week. In one case without improvement after 120 days, treatment was stopped. So far only one complete remission has been documented. Because of the remarkable improvement in the peripheral blood values, the induction of a complete remission may not be the ultimate goal of interferon treatment. The side effects of this subcutaneous low-dose treatment consisted mainly of mild flu-like symptoms of short duration. The results obtained with recombinant interferon-alpha 2 confirm the initial observation by Quesada et al. with partially purified leukocyte-interferon. In our experience, these results are superior to those obtained in similar conditions with chlorambucil.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D006454:Hemoglobins; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D006454:Hemoglobins; D007370:Interferon Type I; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole
vernacular_title: Wirksamkeit von Interferon-alpha 2 (E. coli) bei der Haarzell-Leukämie.