Naslov
Recombinant Interferon-β in the Treatment of Polycythemia Vera and Related Neoplasms: Rationales and Perspectives

Autori
Hasselbalch, Hans ; Skov, Vibe ; Kjær, Lasse ; Larsen, Morten Kranker ; Knudsen, Trine A. ; Lucijanić, Marko ; Kušec, Rajko

Izvornik
Cancers (2072-6694) 14 (2022), 22; 5495, 14

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
MPN ; MPNs ; essential thrombocythemia ; myelofibrosis ; myeloproliferative neoplasms ; polycythemia vera ; recombinant interferon-α2 (rIFN-α2) ; recombinant interferon-β (rIFN-β)

Sažetak
About 30 years ago, the first clinical trials of the safety and efficacy of recombinant interferon- α2 (rIFN-α2) were performed. Since then, several single-arm studies have shown rIFN-α2 to be a highly potent anticancer agent against several cancer types. Unfortunately, however, a high toxicity profile in early studies with rIFN-α2 - among other reasons likely due to the high dosages being used-disqualified rIFN-α2, which was accordingly replaced with competitive drugs that might at first glance look more attractive to clinicians. Later, pegylated IFN-α2a (Pegasys) and pegylated IFN-α2b (PegIntron) were introduced, which have since been reported to be better tolerated due to reduced toxicity. Today, treatment with rIFN-α2 is virtually outdated in non-hematological cancers, where other immunotherapies-e.g., immune-checkpoint inhibitors-are routinely used in several cancer types and are being intensively investigated in others, either as monotherapy or in combination with immunomodulatory agents, although only rarely in combination with rIFN-α2. Within the hematological malignancies, rIFN-α2 has been used off-label for decades in patients with Philadelphia-negative chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs)-i.e., essential thrombocythemia, polycythemia vera, and myelofibrosis-and in recent years rIFN-α2 has been revived with the marketing of ropeginterferon-α2b (Besremi) for the treatment of polycythemia vera patients. Additionally, rIFN- α2 has been revived for the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia in combination with tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Another rIFN formulation- recombinant interferon-β (rIFN-β)-has been used for decades in the treatment of multiple sclerosis but has never been studied as a potential agent to be used in patients with MPNs, although several studies and reviews have repeatedly described rIFN-β as an effective anticancer agent as well. In this paper, we describe the rationales and perspectives for launching studies on the safety and efficacy of rIFN-β in patients with MPNs.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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