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ONCOLOGY Vol 16 No 11_Suppl_13

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Current Status of Interleukin-2 Therapy for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma and Metastatic Melanoma

Janice P. Dutcher, MD
November 1st 2002
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Interleukin-2 (IL-2, Proleukin) is one of the most effective agents in the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma and metastatic melanoma. High-dose IL-2 therapy produces overall response rates of 15% to 20%;


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Managing Toxicities of High-Dose Interleukin-2

Rowena N. Schwartz, PharmD;Lori Stover, RN;Janice P. Dutcher, MD
November 1st 2002
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Although high-dose interleukin-2 (IL-2, Proleukin), a highly toxic agent used in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma and melanoma, was initially associated with treatment-related mortality, it can, in the appropriate

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