TABLE 2.
Clinical applications of alloferon.
| Disease | Therapy | Mode of action and biological effect | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pancreatic cancer (PCa) | Combined therapy with gemcitabine | As an adjuvant, increased the chemosensitivity of cells to chemotherapy drug, apoptosis of infected cells | Min et al. (2002) |
| Locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) | Combined therapy with neoadjuvant polychemotherapy (NAPCT) | Rapid tumor elimination, prevents relapses | Menshenina et al. (2021) |
| Leukemia | Immunochemotherapy of alloferon and chemotherapy | Improved antitumor activity over conventional cytostatic chemotherapy, release IFN-γ and TNF-α, prevents autoimmunity | Chernysh et al. (2012) |
| Chronic endometritis | Combined therapy with valacyclovir | Eliminates HPV, lessens severity of chronic endometritis | Tapilskaya et al. (2022) |
| Chronic Epstein-Barr Virus Infection (CEBVI) | Allokin-alpha | Reduces DNA EBV, improves recognition of virus-infected cells, suppresses viral replication | Rakitianskaya et al. (2019a) |
| Chronic fatigue syndrome | Allokin-alpha | Decreases HHV-6 and EBV DNA, produces interferon | Rakitianskaya et al. (2019b) |
| Genitourinary infections | Combination of conventional enzyme therapy with allokin-alpha | Rapid and complete eradication of STI pathogens | Akimov et al. (2013) |
| Metabolic syndrome | Alloferon monotherapy, combined therapy with pyrogenal and cytokine | Positive changes in lipid profile, reduced systemic inflammation | Didkovsky et al. (2019) |