The clinical exploitation of type I interferon (IFN) as an antiviral and antineoplastic agent is based on the properties originally attributed to this cytokine family, with schedules reflecting only their antiviral and antiproliferative activities. Nevertheless, type I IFN has emerged as a central activator of the innate immunity. As current schedules of treatment for chronic hepatitis C and for hematological and solid tumors, based on the continuous administration of recombinant type I IFN or pegylated formulations, disregard viral resistance, host genetic variants predicting treatment outcome and mechanisms of refractoriness, new administration schedules, the combination of type I IFN with new drugs and the increased monitoring of patients' susceptibility to type I IFN are expected to provide a new life to this valuable cytokine.

Twenty-five years of type I interferon-based treatment: A critical analysis of its therapeutic use / Antonelli, Guido; Scagnolari, Carolina; Federica, Moschella; Enrico, Proietti. - In: CYTOKINE & GROWTH FACTOR REVIEWS. - ISSN 1359-6101. - STAMPA. - 26:(2015), pp. 121-131. [10.1016/j.cytogfr.2014.12.006]

Twenty-five years of type I interferon-based treatment: A critical analysis of its therapeutic use

ANTONELLI, Guido;SCAGNOLARI, CAROLINA;
2015

Abstract

The clinical exploitation of type I interferon (IFN) as an antiviral and antineoplastic agent is based on the properties originally attributed to this cytokine family, with schedules reflecting only their antiviral and antiproliferative activities. Nevertheless, type I IFN has emerged as a central activator of the innate immunity. As current schedules of treatment for chronic hepatitis C and for hematological and solid tumors, based on the continuous administration of recombinant type I IFN or pegylated formulations, disregard viral resistance, host genetic variants predicting treatment outcome and mechanisms of refractoriness, new administration schedules, the combination of type I IFN with new drugs and the increased monitoring of patients' susceptibility to type I IFN are expected to provide a new life to this valuable cytokine.
2015
Cancer; Interferon; Interferon therapy; Resistance to interferon therapy; Viral infection
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Twenty-five years of type I interferon-based treatment: A critical analysis of its therapeutic use / Antonelli, Guido; Scagnolari, Carolina; Federica, Moschella; Enrico, Proietti. - In: CYTOKINE & GROWTH FACTOR REVIEWS. - ISSN 1359-6101. - STAMPA. - 26:(2015), pp. 121-131. [10.1016/j.cytogfr.2014.12.006]
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