Table 1

Increase in CD4 Cell Counts and CD4:CD8 Ratio After 3 scIL-3 Cycles.

scIL-2 Dosage
Change in CD4 Number
Increase in Ratio*

7.5 MIU(n = 4)
863 ± 434
0.88 ± 0.15
1.5 MIU(n = 5)
554 ± 458
0.53 ± 0.09
Control (n = 3)
442 ± 284
0.23 ± 0.14

* Day 65 in treated and week 24 in controls.

All different from each other (p = < 0.01). All patients increased their CD4:CD8 ratio, with the high dose IL-2 patients responding best. There is one missing endpoint in the high dosage at Day 65 and one in the group that received no IL-2 at 24 weeks.

Lewis et al. Journal of Translational Medicine 2007 5:9   doi:10.1186/1479-5876-5-9