Abstract |
Preliminary results of an open randomized trial of recombinant interferon gamma in patients suffering from bowenoid papulosis are described. Recombinant interferon gamma was given subcutaneously to 12 patients at a daily dose of 4 X 10(6) I.U. by injection. Four patients each were assigned to one of three treatment groups consisting of continuous therapy (group A) with three subcutaneous injections per week for 13 weeks; intermittent block therapy (group B) with four six-week cycles consisting of five injections on days 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 of each cycle; and intermittent single-dose therapy (group C) with six four-week cycles consisting of only one subcutaneous injection on day one of each cycle. At the twenty-sixth week after onset of therapy, complete responses were seen in three of four patients of treatment group A, whereas in the treatment groups B and C only one patient, respectively, responded partially. These results suggest that in contrast to condylomata acuminata bowenoid papulosis lesions respond better to continuous than to intermittent interferon gamma injections.
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Authors | G Gross, A Roussaki, U Papendick |
Journal | The Journal of investigative dermatology
(J Invest Dermatol)
Vol. 95
Issue 6 Suppl
Pg. 152S-157S
(Dec 1990)
ISSN: 0022-202X [Print] United States |
PMID | 1701802
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Recombinant Proteins
- Interferons
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Bowen's Disease
(pathology)
- Carcinoma in Situ
(drug therapy, pathology)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Injections, Subcutaneous
- Interferons
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pilot Projects
- Precancerous Conditions
(drug therapy)
- Recombinant Proteins
- Skin Neoplasms
(drug therapy, pathology)
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