Table 2.
Complete responses in tumor-bearing mice treated with rituximab with or without IL-18
Rituximab dose (mg/kg) | Number of mice with complete response/total number of mice treated per group | |
---|---|---|
No IL-18 | IL-18 4 mg/kg | |
0.5 | 0/6 | 2/6 |
1 | 2/6 | 4/6 |
2 | 2/6 | 5/6 |
SCID mice (n = 6 per group) were injected with Ramos cells as described in Materials and Methods and given daily s.c. injections of recombinant murine IL-18 4 mg/kg or vehicle (“No IL-18”) as indicated together with twice weekly i.v. infusions of rituximab in doses of 0.5, 1, or 2 mg/kg as indicated