Overview
Recombinant human interleukin-2 became available for clinical use in the mid 1980s. Recent years have seen an enormous amount of clinical research with this cytokine and interleukin-2 has now been registered for use in a number of European countries for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. This book is designed to provide the clinical oncologist wishing to use interleukin-2 with a basic background concerning the biology of the agent, a discussion concerning practical aspects, of its clinical use including management of toxicity and an overview of the clinical results together with a description of how this internesting cytokine might be developed in the future.
- | Author: J. Wagstaff
- | Publisher: Springer
- | Publication Date: Oct 29, 2012
- | Number of Pages: 191 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 9401047693
- | ISBN-13: 9789401047692
