The role of interleukin-2 in the treatment of cancer patients
Author | : J. Wagstaff |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 195 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789401117531 |
ISBN-13 | : 9401117535 |
Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Download or read book The role of interleukin-2 in the treatment of cancer patients written by J. Wagstaff and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recombinant human interleukin-2 became available for clinical use in the mid 1980s. Recent years have seen an enormous amount of clinical research with this cytokine and interleukin-2 has now been registered for use in a number of European countries for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. This book is designed to provide the clinical oncologist wishing to use interleukin-2 with a basic background concerning the biology of the agent, a discussion concerning practical aspects, of its clinical use including management of toxicity and an overview of the clinical results together with a description of how this internesting cytokine might be developed in the future.