Recombinant human interleukin-4 (rhu IL-4) administered by the intravenous and subcutaneous routes in patients with advanced cancer--a phase I toxicity study and pharmacokinetic analysis.
Authors
Prendiville, Joseph AThatcher, Nick
Lind, Michael J
McIntosh, R
Ghosh, Anna K
Stern, Peter L
Crowther, Derek
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CRC Department of Medical Oncology, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, U.K.Issue Date
1993
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19 patients with advanced cancer were entered into a phase I study of recombinant human interleukin-4 (rhu IL-4). The predominant clinical side-effects included flu-like symptoms, gastrointestinal upset, lethargy and transient hypotension. In addition, there were several cases of capillary leak syndrome. 2 cases of gastrointestinal haemorrhage occurred; this was life threatening in 1 patient. The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) was 400 micrograms/m2/day. Biochemical toxicity was limited to asymptomatic elevation of liver enzymes suggesting IL-4 induced liver damage. Pharmacokinetic analysis following the intravenous bolus injection has shown that IL-4 is rapidly cleared (mean T1/2 = 19 +/- 8.7 min) from a small compartment (mean Vd = 4.9 +/- 3.68 l) probably indicating that IL-4 is retained in the systemic circulation or at most the extracellular fluid volume. 2 patients with non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) showed a transient response to IL-4 whilst a third patient with NHL showed transient disease progression.Citation
Recombinant human interleukin-4 (rhu IL-4) administered by the intravenous and subcutaneous routes in patients with advanced cancer--a phase I toxicity study and pharmacokinetic analysis. 1993, 29A (12):1700-7 Eur. J. CancerJournal
European Journal of CancerDOI
10.1016/0959-8049(93)90108-RPubMed ID
8398297Type
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enISSN
0959-8049ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/0959-8049(93)90108-R
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