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ArticleBritish journal of cancer1992

Induction of soluble tumour necrosis factor receptors during treatment with interleukin-2.

D W Miles, D Aderka, H Engelmann, D Wallach, F R Balkwill

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Article in British journal of cancer, 1992. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The immunobiological effects of interleukin-2 in vivo.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 1994
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

D W MilesImperial Cancer Research Fund Clinical Oncology Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
D Aderka
H Engelmann
D Wallach
F R Balkwill
Guy's Hospital · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interleukin-2 (IL-2) treatment induces other cytokines such as tumour necrosis factor (TNF) TNF may mediate some of the anti-tumour activity of IL-2, but conversely, may contribute to its dose limiting toxicities. Cleaved extracellular domains of the p55 and the p75 TNF receptors (sTNF-R1 and R2) bind to and inhibit the biological activity of TNF in vitro, but may also act as carrier molecules. We have assayed TNF and sTNFR-1 and 2 in the plasma of advanced cancer patients, before and during treatment with IL-2. Plasma levels of TNF in 22 patients were not significantly different from 25 normal controls, but levels of sTNFR-1 and sTNFR-2 were higher (P < 0.001). Levels of TNF and both its soluble receptors were significantly increased in 13 patients receiving IL-2 therapy. Maximum induced levels of sTNFR-1 and sTNFR-2 correlated closely with maximum induced levels of TNF (P < 0.001), but peak levels of sTNFR-1 and two were achieved 24-48 h after peak TNF. Levels of TNF and sTNF-Rs did not correlate with toxicity. Treatment with IL-2 leads not only to induction of TNF but also soluble binding proteins at levels which may modulate its biological activity.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Renal CellDrug Administration ScheduleHumansInterleukin-2Kidney NeoplasmsMelanomaReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaInterleukin-2Receptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID1333789
PMCPMC1978036
OpenAlexW2089093824

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