Combination immunotherapy for advanced lung cancer

J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 1992:(13):197-201.

Abstract

Therapeutic strategies using cytokines have not been extensively tested in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We developed a basic laboratory and clinical research program to investigate the effective immunotherapeutic manipulations for activating the endogenous immune system with biological agents. Our efforts using low-dose interleukin 2 in conjunction with other biologic response modifiers for the treatment of NSCLC are summarized here.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Clinical Trial, Phase I
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-2 / administration & dosage*
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Muromonab-CD3 / administration & dosage*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / administration & dosage*

Substances

  • Interleukin-2
  • Muromonab-CD3
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha