Cancer Gene Therapy

Interleukin-12 Trial Begins

Published in Cancer Weekly, September 4th, 1995

The first gene therapy trial using the biological response modifier interleukin-12 (IL-12) has begun at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), physicians announced.

The first patient treated is a 53-year-old woman with advanced breast cancer. Other patients who will be treated with genetically delivered IL-12 include those who have skin tumors resulting from advanced melanoma, or head and neck cancer.

"We are excited to start this trial because pre-clinical studies suggest that IL-12 can effectively destroy tumors, even when it is given in small amounts," said Michael Lotze, M.D.,...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (1995-09-04)

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