... for such an approach. Patients and Methods: A retrospective analysis of 57 patients who received interleukin-2, interferon-α, and 5-fluorouracil immunochemotherapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma was conducted. Before undergoing immunochemotherapy, 20 of the 57 patients had received metastatectomy along...

..., a more effective treatment is being investigated. In this study, we examined the combined effects of IFNα and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) as well as 5-deoxy-5-fluorouridine (5′-DFUR), a produrg of 5-FU, in vitro. Materials and Methods: Four RCC cell lines (OCUU1, OCUU3, OCUU4, OCUU5) were established at our...

...A. Bex; T. Otto; G. Lümmen; H. Rübben Background: To assess the efficacy and toxicity of repeated single 24-hour infusion of low-dose 5-fluorouracil for symptomatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer using relevant endpoints of palliation and biological response. Patients and Methods: 25 patients...