Active immunotherapy of Walker-256 carcinosarcoma by tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes associated with photodynamic therapy

摘要

Experiments were performed on five batches of Wistar inbred rats with Walker-256 carcinosarcoma receiving as sole treatment photodynamic therapy (PDT), tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL), or associated therapy (PDT $PLU TIL $MIN A; PDT $PLU TIL $MIN B). The control batch (HBSS) consisted of animals with untreated Walker-256 tumors. The results were as follows: the sole treatment (PDT, TIL) gave survival rates between 41.4 and 52.9%, the cure rates ranging from 13.8 to 38.2%. The `combined' therapy in multiple doses increased significantly (92.8%) the survival rate of tumor bearing rats as well as the highest incidence of complete tumor regression (82.1%). Cell-mediated immunity test values in batches III and IV exposed to multiple doses of PDT $PLU TIL showed higher values as compared to the values noticed in batches I -II and the control batch V, performed at 10 and 21 days post-treatment. Summing up, this work demonstrates that `combined' photodynamic therapy with immunotherapy with TIL stimulates cell-mediated antitumoral activity, increases survival rates, and reduces incidence of Walker-256 carcinosarcoma in the rat model.