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T L Ratliff, E O Haaff, W J Catalona.
Abstract
Interleukin-2 (IL-2) was detected in urine but not serum of patients receiving intravesical bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) therapy for bladder cancer. IL-2 activity was neutralized by anti-IL-2 antibody. No IL-2 was detected in urine before BCG therapy or from control donors. BCG-induced urine IL-2 peaked 4-8 hr after treatment but was rarely observed after 24 hr. The presence of BCG-induced lymphokines may be associated with antitumor activity.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3487405 DOI: 10.1016/0090-1229(86)90043-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Immunol Immunopathol ISSN: 0090-1229