We have used chemo-immunotherapy with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), thymosin alpha1 (T alpha1) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) to treat multiple liver metastases from colorectal cancer induced by DHD/K12 cells in syngeneic BDIX rats, comparing one and two cycles of treatment, and different treatment combinations. 5-FU was delivered loco-regionally as a continuous infusion via an intraperitoneal (i.p.) catheter from a subcutaneously implanted mini-pump, a method we developed for this study. We show here that two cycles of a triple chemo-immunotherapy regimen significantly increased the average survival time compared to one cycle, and compared to untreated controls or those treated with two cycles of 5-FU alone. At 150 days, two rats treated with two cycles of triple therapy were cured, showing no signs of cancer at autopsy; all the other rats died before this time. Triple chemo-immunotherapy resulted in significantly fewer extra-hepatic metastases than in the controls and in those treated with 5-FU only. Further, we found that two cycles of triple treatment significantly increased the absolute number of peripheral T cells expressing IL-2 receptor, CD4 and CD8 compared to controls. We conclude that two cycles of chemo-immunotherapy with 5-FU, T alpha1 and IL-2 were superior to one cycle of treatment and to other treatments tested. Our results suggest that the triple therapy acts by increasing numbers of effector T cells. This method shows promise for the use of multi-cycle chemo-immunotherapy in the treatment of unresectable metastases of colorectal cancer in humans.

Efficacy of repeated cycles of chemo-immunotherapy with thymosin alpha1 and interleukin-2 after intraperitoneal 5-fluorouracil delivery / Silecchia, Gianfranco; Guarino, E; Sinibaldi Vallebona, P; Pierimarchi, P; Restuccia, A; Spaziani, Erasmo; Bernard, P; Tuthill, C; Garaci, E; Rasi, G.. - In: CANCER IMMUNOLOGY, IMMUNOTHERAPY. - ISSN 0340-7004. - STAMPA. - 48 (4):(1999), pp. 172-178. [10.1007/s002620050562]

Efficacy of repeated cycles of chemo-immunotherapy with thymosin alpha1 and interleukin-2 after intraperitoneal 5-fluorouracil delivery.

SILECCHIA, Gianfranco;SPAZIANI, Erasmo;
1999

Abstract

We have used chemo-immunotherapy with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), thymosin alpha1 (T alpha1) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) to treat multiple liver metastases from colorectal cancer induced by DHD/K12 cells in syngeneic BDIX rats, comparing one and two cycles of treatment, and different treatment combinations. 5-FU was delivered loco-regionally as a continuous infusion via an intraperitoneal (i.p.) catheter from a subcutaneously implanted mini-pump, a method we developed for this study. We show here that two cycles of a triple chemo-immunotherapy regimen significantly increased the average survival time compared to one cycle, and compared to untreated controls or those treated with two cycles of 5-FU alone. At 150 days, two rats treated with two cycles of triple therapy were cured, showing no signs of cancer at autopsy; all the other rats died before this time. Triple chemo-immunotherapy resulted in significantly fewer extra-hepatic metastases than in the controls and in those treated with 5-FU only. Further, we found that two cycles of triple treatment significantly increased the absolute number of peripheral T cells expressing IL-2 receptor, CD4 and CD8 compared to controls. We conclude that two cycles of chemo-immunotherapy with 5-FU, T alpha1 and IL-2 were superior to one cycle of treatment and to other treatments tested. Our results suggest that the triple therapy acts by increasing numbers of effector T cells. This method shows promise for the use of multi-cycle chemo-immunotherapy in the treatment of unresectable metastases of colorectal cancer in humans.
1999
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Efficacy of repeated cycles of chemo-immunotherapy with thymosin alpha1 and interleukin-2 after intraperitoneal 5-fluorouracil delivery / Silecchia, Gianfranco; Guarino, E; Sinibaldi Vallebona, P; Pierimarchi, P; Restuccia, A; Spaziani, Erasmo; Bernard, P; Tuthill, C; Garaci, E; Rasi, G.. - In: CANCER IMMUNOLOGY, IMMUNOTHERAPY. - ISSN 0340-7004. - STAMPA. - 48 (4):(1999), pp. 172-178. [10.1007/s002620050562]
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