Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Clin Immunol. 2017 Jun;179:47-53. doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2017.02.001. Epub 2017 Feb 14.
Low dose IL-2 can restore the function of T and NK cells from Wiskott-Aldrich (WAS) patients. However, the safety of in vivo IL-2 in WAS is unknown.
A phase-I study to assess safety of low dose IL-2 in WAS.
Patients received 5 daily subcutaneous IL-2 injections, every 2months, for three courses. A "3+3" dose escalation method was used.
6 patients received the 0.5millionunits/m/day dose without serious adverse events. However, 2 of 3 patients receiving the 1millionunits/m/day dose developed thrombocytopenia requiring platelet transfusions. A statistically significant platelet increase occurred in patients receiving the 0.5millionunits/m/day dose. A trend toward higher T, B and NK cell numbers and higher T regulatory cell percentages was observed.
We have identified a safe IL-2 dose for WAS patients. Additional trials are indicated to study the efficacy of this immunostimulant as a therapy for WAS.
低剂量白细胞介素 2(IL-2)可以恢复威斯科特-奥尔德里奇综合征(WAS)患者 T 和 NK 细胞的功能。然而,体内应用 IL-2 在 WAS 中的安全性尚不清楚。
一项评估低剂量 IL-2 在 WAS 中安全性的 I 期研究。
患者接受 5 天的每日皮下 IL-2 注射,每 2 个月一次,共三个疗程。采用“3+3”剂量递增法。
6 名患者接受 0.5 百万单位/m/天剂量,未发生严重不良事件。然而,3 名接受 1 百万单位/m/天剂量的患者中有 2 名发生血小板减少症,需要血小板输注。接受 0.5 百万单位/m/天剂量的患者血小板明显增加。观察到 T、B 和 NK 细胞数量增加和 T 调节细胞百分比升高的趋势。
我们已经确定了 WAS 患者的安全 IL-2 剂量。需要进一步的试验来研究这种免疫刺激剂作为 WAS 治疗方法的疗效。