| Literature DB >> 9794839 |
F J Lejeune1, C Rüegg, D Liénard.
Abstract
High-dose TNF-alpha plus chemotherapy, with or without IFN-gamma, can be safely administered regionally through isolated limb perfusion. This procedure produced between 70% and 80% complete remission in cases of in transit melanoma metastases and between 25% and 36% complete remission in cases of inextirpable soft-tissue sarcomas. Dual targeting is involved; TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma induce apoptosis of angiogenic endothelium, while melphalan induces apoptosis of tumour cells.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9794839 DOI: 10.1016/s0952-7915(98)80226-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Immunol ISSN: 0952-7915 Impact factor: 7.486