| Literature DB >> 2324164 |
T Okino1, N Kan, M Nakanishi, K Satoh, K Mise, Y Teramura, S Yamasaki, T Hori, H Kodama, K Ohgaki.
Abstract
We studied the therapeutic effect of OK-432 combined with adoptive immunotherapy in 19 cases of liver metastases from breast cancer. Of the 14 patients who received intraarterial OK-432 injection and transfer of cultured lymphocytes, 9 responded to this therapy, whereas no patients responded to intravenous administration. The minimum cell number for a therapeutic response was 8 x 10(8) cells. Metastatic lesions other than those in the liver regressed after therapy in 4 patients. The serum carcinoembryonic antigen level paralleled the therapeutic effect. There were no severe side-effects accompanying this therapy. These results indicate that intraarterial adoptive immunotherapy combined with OK-432 is effective as a new therapeutic approach against liver metastases from breast cancer.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2324164 DOI: 10.1007/bf01612677
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cancer Res Clin Oncol ISSN: 0171-5216 Impact factor: 4.553