Manusama ER, Nooijen PT, Ten Hagen TL, Van Der Veen AH, De Vries MW, De Wilt JH, Van Ijken MG, Marquet RL, Eggermont AM. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha in isolated perfusion systems in the treatment of cancer: the Rotterdam preclinical-clinical program.
SEMINARS IN SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 1998;
14:232-7. [PMID:
9548606 DOI:
10.1002/(sici)1098-2388(199804/05)14:3<232::aid-ssu7>3.0.co;2-9]
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Abstract
The clinical success of the application of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) in isolated limb perfusions in patients with advanced sarcomas, melanomas and other tumors has renewed the interest in this agent as an anticancer drug. At the Rotterdam Cancer Center, we have developed an interactive preclinical-clinical TNFalpha program that explores new methods to use TNFalpha in various settings. Regional organ perfusion models were developed and the effectivity of targeting of TNFalpha to the tumor by means of systemic administration of liposomes are tested. Furthermore various drugs and mechanisms that may enhance the activity of TNFalpha are under investigation. A summary of this comprehensive program is presented here.
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