title: Treatment of soft tissue sarcoma with fibroblast interferon (beta-interferon): an American Cancer Society/Illinois Cancer Council Study.
abstract: Twenty patients with soft tissue sarcoma were treated with iv human fibroblast interferon (beta-interferon). Each cycle of treatment involved 5 X 10(6) units over 10 minutes, then 5 X 10(6) units iv over 3 hours daily X 10 with cycles repeated every 20 days X 3. Maintenance therapy was given twice weekly if disease was stable or responsive after three therapy periods. One patient had a partial response to treatment and six patients experienced stable disease for variable periods of time. Toxicity (fever, fatigue, leukopenia, hepatic enzyme elevations) was moderate and tolerable; therapy (except in one case of profound granulocytopenia) was neither interrupted nor discontinued because of toxicity. We conclude that beta-interferon in the dose and schedule used has limited value for soft tissue sarcoma.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000628:therapy*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I