Interferon-neutralizing antibodies in a patient treated with human fibroblast interferon

Nature. 1981 Feb 5;289(5797):496-7. doi: 10.1038/289496a0.

Abstract

During recent years clinical trials have shown that human leukocyte interferon (HuIFN-alpha) may be useful in the treatment of cancer, but very little has been done concerning the possible use of human fibroblast interferon (HuIFN-beta). Treuner et al. recently reported the successful treatment of a nasopharyngeal carcinoma with HuIFN-beta: in the course of IFN-therapy a HuIFN-beta neutralizing activity appeared in the serum of this patient. We report here that such activity is due to IgG antibodies--this study is the first to present evidence for antigenicity of IFN in a homologous system.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibody Formation*
  • Fibroblasts
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy
  • Interferons / immunology*
  • Interferons / therapeutic use
  • Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / therapy

Substances

  • Interferons