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  • Title: Rapid improvement in a terminal case of hairy cell leukemia treated with a new human recombinant interferon, IFN-alpha-C.
    Author: Aderka D, Levo Y, Rahmani R, Mory Y, Vaks B, Horowitz O, Doerner T, Shoham J, Wallach D, Revel M.
    Journal: Isr J Med Sci; 1985 Dec; 21(12):977-81. PubMed ID: 4093298.
    Abstract:
    A new type of human interferon (IFN), IFN-alpha-C, produced in Escherichia coli and purified on monoclonal antibodies, was given at a dose of 3 X 10(6) u (3 micrograms)/day to a terminally ill unsplenectomized patient with hairy cell leukemia, who had had severe recurrent infections and pancytopenia. There was marked reduction in the size of the spleen after 2 weeks, and platelet counts returned to normal after 1 month of treatment. The IFN treatment also raised the granulocyte counts and hemoglobin levels, improved the normal repopulation of the bone marrow, and restored resistance to infections. IFN-alpha-C was well tolerated, without serious side effects, and treatment has been continued for 10 months.
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