| 摘要 |
A method to treat disorders characterized by production of soluble cytokine receptor molecules, e.g. soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors (sTNFR). Said diseases comprise many types of cancer and certain diseases such as HIV-infection. In the preferred embodiment, the patient's blood is passed through a column having antibodies immobilized thereon, which bind to and remove the sTNRF molecules, and then led back into the patient, according to the UltraPheresis (TM) method. The process can be performed alone or in combination with other therapies, e.g. administration of anti-angiogenic compounds, procoagulant compounds, cytokines, chemotherapeutic agents or by radiation. |
