Article
Limited antitumor T cell response in melanoma patients vaccinated with interleukin-2 gene-transduced allogeneic melanoma cells.
Human gene therapy - 20 Oct 1996
Arienti F, Sulé-Suso J, Belli F, Mascheroni L, Rivoltini L, Melani C, Maio M, Cascinelli N, Colombo M P, Parmiani G
Abstract excerpt
We have immunized advanced melanoma patients with a HLA-A2-compatible human melanoma line genetically modified to release interleukin-2 (IL-2), to elicit or increase a T cell-mediated anti-melanoma response that may affect distant lesions. Twelve stage-IV patients were injected subcutaneously at...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Antibodies
- Antigens, Neoplasm
- Cell Line, Transformed
- Cell Transplantation
- Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic
- Female
- Genetic Therapy
- HLA-A2 Antigen
- Humans
- Interleukin-2
