Abstract
Interleukin-2 receptor α chain (CD25) is overexpressed in human T-cell leukemia virus 1 associated adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL). Daclizumab a humanized monoclonal antibody blocks IL-2 binding by recognizing the interleukin-2 receptor α chain (CD25). We conducted a phase I/II trial of daclizumab in 34 patients with ATL. Saturation of surface CD25 on circulating ATL cells was achieved at all doses; however saturation on ATL cells in lymph nodes required 8. mg/kg. Up to 8. mg/kg of daclizumab administered every 3. weeks was well tolerated. No responses were observed in 18 patients with acute or lymphoma ATL; however, 6 partial responses were observed in 16 chronic and smoldering ATL patients. The pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of daclizumab suggest that high-dose daclizumab would be more effective than low-dose daclizumab in treatment of lymphoid malignancies and autoimmune diseases (e.g., multiple sclerosis) since high-dose daclizumab is required to saturate IL-2R alpha in extravascular sites.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 176-187 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Clinical Immunology |
Volume | 155 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Dec 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
- Daclizumab
- Human T-cell leukemia virus 1 (HTLV-1) associated ATL
- Interleukin-2 receptor alpha
- Monoclonal antibody