Indication

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Local IL-2 therapy is indicated for tumours at an advanced stage in case that no therapeutic treatment is available anymore.

Application

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Local IL-2 is applied by a physician. He injects 4.5 million international units of IL-2 into the tumour.

Side effects

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Local IL-2 application causes only some local swelling due to local vascular leakage.

Immune suppressiva

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The use of systemic immune suppressiva is not recommended. They may reduce immune stimulation by local IL-2 application, however this has not been shown directly. 

Combination therapy

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Intratumoral or local IL-2 therapy synergizes with:

-Chemotherapy

-Radiotherapy

-Surgery

Questions

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