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Antagonistas do Ácido Fólico/uso terapêutico , Pirimidinas/uso terapêutico , Sarcoma/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias de Tecidos Moles/tratamento farmacológico , Administração Oral , Adulto , Idoso , Esquema de Medicação , Avaliação de Medicamentos , Feminino , Antagonistas do Ácido Fólico/administração & dosagem , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pirimidinas/administração & dosagem , Sarcoma/secundário , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Interferon-beta serine (IFN-beta ser) was administered intravenously (i.v.) daily for 14 days at doses of 3, 10, 30 X 10(6) units to 19 patients. In this Phase I trial, IFN-beta ser was tolerated without limiting fever or subjective toxicities. At 30 X 10(6) units, 3 patients developed hematologic toxicity and dose escalation was thus terminated. No patient developed detectable binding or neutralizing antibody to IFN-beta. A significant (p less than 0.006) increase in serum beta 2-microglobulin and a significant (less than 0.005) increase in 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase (2-5A) in peripheral mononuclear cells were identified. Increase in these proteins did not correlate with dose or with the disappearance of serum IFN over the first 5 h after injection. Two patients, one with renal carcinoma and one with melanoma, had objective responses. This trial further confirms safety and biological potency of this synthetic mutant of IFN-beta.
