Fleischmann JD, Toossi Z, Ellner JJ, Wentworth DB, Ratliff TL, Imbembo AL. Urinary interleukins in patients receiving intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy for superficial bladder cancer.
Cancer 1989;
64:1447-54. [PMID:
2789094 DOI:
10.1002/1097-0142(19891001)64:7<1447::aid-cncr2820640715>3.0.co;2-y]
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Abstract
Intravesical administration of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) causes a localized cell-mediated immune response. The intensity of this inflammatory response may be gauged by measuring the levels of both interleukin-2 (IL-2) and an inhibitor of interleukin-2 (IL-2-IN) activity in the urine during the hours after a BCG instillation. The levels of urinary IL-2 and IL-2-IN in the sixth week of BCG therapy predicted the subsequent clinical course in a group of 25 patients (P less than 0.01). Measurement of urinary IL-2 and IL-2-IN activity may be used to identify accurately those patients likely to develop a tumor recurrence, thereby sparing them the risk associated with inadequately treated bladder cancer. Since IL-2 and IL-2-IN are competitive with respect to biologic activity, and since relatively high urinary levels of either IL-2 or IL-2-IN activity correlated with a favorable clinical course, the authors conclude that the presence of bioactive IL-2 in urine is not required for the prevention of recurrent superficial bladder cancer.
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