Interferons and Other Cytokines

Cancer therapy with cytokines is a rapidly growing field owing to recent advances in immunology, molecular biology, and cell biology. In normal physiology, cytokines are proteins that regulate cell behavior in a paracrine or autocrine manner. When administered exogenously, these proteins often possess biological activities that make them attractive for cancer therapy. Results of clinical trials to date indicate that cytokines may be used along with other current cancer therapies and may eventually replace some of these.