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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2005

Locoregional IL-2 low dose applications for gastrointestinal tumors.

Zachary Krastev, V Koltchakov, R Tomova, S Deredjian, A Alexiev, D Popov, B Tomov, Jan-Willem Koten, John Jacobs, Willem Den Otter

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
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Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Local therapy of cancer with free IL-2.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2008
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Zachary KrastevClinic of Gastroenterology, University Hospital, Bulgaria. zahkrastev@yahoo.com
V Koltchakov
R Tomova
S Deredjian
A Alexiev
D Popov
B Tomov
Jan-Willem Koten
John Jacobs
Willem Den Otter

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo explore the feasibility of local interleukin 2 (IL-2) in patients with different forms of abdominal cancer. This required experimentation with the time interval between IL-2 applications and the methods of application.

methodsSixteen patients with stages III and IV of gastrointestinal malignancies (primary or metastatic) who were admitted to our Department of Gastroenterology were treated with locoregionally applied IL-2 in low doses.

resultsNo major problems applying locoregional IL-2 were encountered. In 6 out of 16 patients, a modest but clinically worthwhile improvement was obtained. Adverse effects were minimal. The therapeutic scheme was well tolerated, even in patients in a poor condition.

conclusionThis study demonstrates the feasibility of low dose locoregional IL-2 application in advanced abdominal cancer. Local IL-2 therapy gives only negligible adverse effects. The results suggest that it is important to apply intratumorally. Local IL-2 may be given adjunct to standard therapeutic regimes and does not imply complex surgical interventions. These initial results are encouraging.

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Antineoplastic AgentsFemaleGastrointestinal NeoplasmsHumansInterleukin-2MaleRecombinant ProteinsaldesleukinAntineoplastic AgentsInterleukin-2Recombinant Proteins

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PMID16222748
PMCPMC4320365
OpenAlexW110921824

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