Article
Acute myeloid leukaemia relapsing following interleukin-2 treatment expresses the alpha chain of the interleukin-2 receptor.
British journal of haematology - 1 Jan 1991
Macdonald D, Jiang Y Z, Swirsky D, Vulliamy T, Morilla R, Bungey J, Barrett A J
Abstract excerpt
Immunotherapy with recombinant human Interleukin-2 (rhIL-2) was given to nine patients in first complete remission from acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Five patients relapsed. The median time to relapse after commencing rhIL-2 was 26 weeks (range 2-44). Four patients were studied at relapse. The morphological and cytochemical features at relapse and presentation were similar. Cytogenetic analysis at relapse in...
Topics
- Adult
- Female
- Gene Rearrangement
- Humans
- Interleukin-2
- Leukemia, Myeloid
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Pilot Projects
- Receptors, Interleukin-2
- Recombinant Proteins
