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A human cytokine/single-chain antibody fusion protein for simultaneous delivery of GM-CSF and IL-2 to Ep-CAM overexpressing tumor cells.
Cancer immunity - 17 Feb 2006
Schanzer Juergen M, Baeuerle Patrick A, Dreier Torsten, Kufer Peter
Abstract excerpt
Pro-inflammatory cytokines regulate the growth, differentiation, and activation of immune cells and can play a role in antitumor responses. GM-CSF and IL-2 induce tumor rejection in animal models when expressed by tumor cells, and IL-2 is used for the treatment of melanoma and renal cell cancer. However, high doses of GM-CSF and IL-2 are associated with severe side effects in cancer patients. We generated a dual...
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