Table 3.

Expression of activation antigens after pamidronate/IL-2 infusion of patients from cohort B




αβ T cells

NK cells

γδ T cells
Dose level, IL-2 IU/m2
Patient, n
CD69, % mean (range)
HLA-DR, % mean (range)
CD69+ HLA-DR, n/patients (%)
CD69, % mean (range)
HLA-DR, % mean (range)
CD69+ HLA-DR, n/patients (%)
CD69, % mean (range)
HLA-DR, % mean (range)
CD69+ HLA-DR, n/patients (%)
0.25 × 106  3   3 (−56-71)   10 (0-15)   0/3 (0)   24 (−17-43)   0 (0-123)   0/3 (0)   0 (−23-101)   163 (−7-375)   1/3 (33)  
0.5 × 106  3   33 (−23-95)   37 (27-86)   1/3 (33)   0 (−26-81)   0 (0-67)   0/3 (0)   53 (38-167)   400 (0-831)   2/3 (66)  
1 × 106  4   62 (3-153)   45 (0-122)   0/4 (0)   23 (18-27)   8 (−38-54)   0/2 (0)   183 (82-426)   322 (0-1253)   3/4 (75)  
2 × 106
 
3
 
65 (52-98)
 
60 (19-121)
 
2/3 (66)
 
81 (−37-103)
 
93 (79-291)
 
2/3 (66)
 
186 (62-230)
 
124 (122-571)
 
3/3 (100)
 



αβ T cells

NK cells

γδ T cells
Dose level, IL-2 IU/m2
Patient, n
CD69, % mean (range)
HLA-DR, % mean (range)
CD69+ HLA-DR, n/patients (%)
CD69, % mean (range)
HLA-DR, % mean (range)
CD69+ HLA-DR, n/patients (%)
CD69, % mean (range)
HLA-DR, % mean (range)
CD69+ HLA-DR, n/patients (%)
0.25 × 106  3   3 (−56-71)   10 (0-15)   0/3 (0)   24 (−17-43)   0 (0-123)   0/3 (0)   0 (−23-101)   163 (−7-375)   1/3 (33)  
0.5 × 106  3   33 (−23-95)   37 (27-86)   1/3 (33)   0 (−26-81)   0 (0-67)   0/3 (0)   53 (38-167)   400 (0-831)   2/3 (66)  
1 × 106  4   62 (3-153)   45 (0-122)   0/4 (0)   23 (18-27)   8 (−38-54)   0/2 (0)   183 (82-426)   322 (0-1253)   3/4 (75)  
2 × 106
 
3
 
65 (52-98)
 
60 (19-121)
 
2/3 (66)
 
81 (−37-103)
 
93 (79-291)
 
2/3 (66)
 
186 (62-230)
 
124 (122-571)
 
3/3 (100)
 

Results represent means of increase of the percentages of positive cells analyzed by double or triple staining (NK cells). CD69 was determined on day 2 or 3 and HLA-DR on day 7 after infusion. For analysis of patients expressing CD69 and HLA-DR, a threshold of 50% positive cells on day 8 was defined.

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