Sequential immune monitoring in patients with melanoma and renal cell carcinoma treated with high-dose interleukin-2: immune patterns and correlation with outcome.

ABSTRACT: Interleukin-2 (IL-2) therapy leads to clinically relevant responses in 10-16 % of patients with metastatic melanoma (MMEL) or 10-30 % of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (MRCC). To date, no biomarkers have been validated to identify patients who are likely to respond. We hypothesized that changes in T cell subset distribution in patients undergoing IL-2 therapy may correlate with treatment outcomes. Immune profiles of 64 patients (27-MMEL, 37-MRCC) were evaluated using flow cytometry at baseline, during (≥three doses) and at the end of treatment cycle (30 ± 6 h after last dose), through two courses of IL-2 therapy. Changes in distribution and phenotype of circulating CD4 and CD8 lymphocyte subsets were compared (1) based on cancer types and (2) intra-patient during the course

SUBMITTER: Foureau DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11028893 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature