title: [Clinical effects of human fibroblast interferon in advanced gynecological cancers].
abstract: Human fibroblast interferon (IFN-beta) was given 13 cases of advanced gynecological cancers. Eight patients, who were clinically evaluable, were reported as follows; Patients consisted of ovarian adenocarcinoma (5), cervical adenocarcinoma (1), endometrial carcinoma (1) and tubal carcinoma (1). Route of administration was intravenous in 5 cases and intratumorous in 3 cases. IFN-beta dose ranged from 2, 650 X 10(4) to 10, 620 X 10(4) units. Clinical effects according to Koyama - Saitoh 's category was progressive disease (PD) in 7 cases and minor response (MR) only in one case who received intratumorous injection for recurrent tumor mass of tubal carcinoma in vaginal stump. Side effects of IFN-beta were chill and fever, fatigue and anorexia, leucocyte--and thrombocyte-- penia and hepatic dysfunction, though they were mild in grade and not dose-limiting factors. No anti-IFN-beta-antibodies were detected in any cases.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D007370:Interferon Type I