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Recombinant IL-2 proteins.. - Work for cancer.. how? (Dec/25/2006 )

Hullo!
I wanted to know how a recombinant IL-2 or any Interleukin-2 wud help cure of cancer.. or work in a cancer patient.. what wud it do..??
AIDS and IL-2 i can understand that IL-2 wud induce proliferation of T-cells.. and hence immunity.. but cancer?
Thanksssssssssssss!

-cheeztoast-

QUOTE (cheeztoast @ Dec 26 2006, 09:54 AM)
Hullo!
I wanted to know how a recombinant IL-2 or any Interleukin-2 wud help cure of cancer.. or work in a cancer patient.. what wud it do..??
AIDS and IL-2 i can understand that IL-2 wud induce proliferation of T-cells.. and hence immunity.. but cancer?
Thanksssssssssssss!


Cancer cells are also targeted by T-cells; every day about 8 to 10 new cancer cells rise, and would build tumors if they were not destroyed by the T-cell system; however, treatment with cytokines will only be adjuvant in tumor therapy

-The Bearer-