[A case of advanced gastric cancer responsive to intratumoral OK-432 injection]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 1988 Jun;15(6):1978-80.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

An 83-year-old patient with advanced gastric cancer was given repeated endoscopic administration of OK-432 combined with systemic immunochemotherapy. The cancerous lesion gradually regressed following the treatment, and remarkable degeneration was observed in many tumor cells. Detailed immunohistochemical examination revealed that Leu 7-positive cells had markedly infiltrated the cancerous tissue. This finding suggests that NK cells may play an important role in tumor regression induced by intratumoral OK-432 therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / immunology
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / therapy*
  • Aged
  • Biological Products / administration & dosage*
  • Humans
  • Injections
  • Killer Cells, Natural / immunology
  • Male
  • Picibanil / administration & dosage*
  • Picibanil / therapeutic use
  • Stomach Neoplasms / immunology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / therapy*

Substances

  • Biological Products
  • Picibanil