title: [Preoperative treatment with interleukin-2 in colorectal carcinoma].
abstract: Thirteen surgical patients affected by colorectal cancer have been evaluated to study the effectiveness of a short-term preoperative therapy with interleukin-2 (IL-2). Seven patients have been treated for three days before surgery with subcutaneous administration of IL-2 (9.000.000 U.I. b.i.d.). Six patients have been treated with placebo and have been considered as control group. All the patients have been operated upon 36-48 hours after the last administration of IL-2 or placebo. The assays of CD-3+, CD-4+, CD-8+ e CD-56+ lymphocytes, evaluated preoperatively and 7 days after the operation, have showed a postoperative increase of CD8+ and CD56+ and a decreased ratio of CD4+/CD8+. The results of this study, although not conclusive, suggest a positive antitumoral response in patients treated preoperatively with IL-2. Further studies could be performed to evaluate the survival after such a treatment.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Catania.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vecchio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Latteri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Martino
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lanteri
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cacciola
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000276:immunology; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D019002:CD56 Antigen / Q000276:immunology; D016827:CD8 Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D017252:CD3 Complex; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D019002:CD56 Antigen; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D007376:Interleukin-2
vernacular_title: Trattamento preoperatorio con interleuchina-2 nel carcinoma colorettale.