- Maxim Pharmaceuticals' combination therapy for acute myelogenous leukemia can increase the duration of remission compared to treatment with interleukin-2, according to interim results from a Phase II study. The study was published in the British Journal of Hematology (March 1). Maxim's treatment, called EpiLeukin, combines histamine with IL-2 and/or interferon alpha. The histamine acts as an H2 receptor agonist, potentiating the natural killer cell-stimulating activity of the cytokines. EpiLeukin is also being tested in Phase II studies in Sweden in patients with renal cell carcinoma and multiple myeloma. Registration trials are planned.
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