The presence of tumor nodules in organs often results in serious clinical manifestations and the permeation by cancer cells of sheaths surrounding organs often produces clinical manifestations of pleural effusion, ascites or cerebral edema. The present invention addresses this problem by providing a method for treating tumors comprising (a) intratumoral administration of a superantigen and/or (b) intrathecal or intracavitary administration of a superantigen directly into the sheath. Intratumoral superantigen results in significant and sustained reduction of the tumor size. Intrathecal administration produces significant sustained reduction of the fluid accumulation associated with clinical improvement and prolonged survival.; Useful superantigen compositions for intrathecal and intratumoral injection include tumoricidally effective homologues, fragments and fusion proteins of native superantigens. Also disclosed is combined therapy that includes intratumoral or intrathecal superantigen compositions in combination with (i) intratumoral low, non-toxic doses of one or more chemotherapeutic drugs or (ii) systemic chemotherapy at reduced and non-toxic doses of chemotherapeutic drugs.
器官中出现肿瘤结节往往会导致严重的临床表现,而癌细胞对器官周围鞘的渗透往往会产生胸腔积液、腹
水或脑
水肿等临床表现。本发明通过提供一种治疗肿瘤的方法解决了这一问题,该方法包括(a)瘤内超抗原给药和/或(b)鞘内或腔内超抗原直接给药。瘤内超抗原可显著、持续地缩小肿瘤体积。用于鞘内和瘤内注射的有用超抗原组合物包括对肿瘤有效的原生超抗原的同源物、片段和融合蛋白。还公开了联合疗法,包括瘤内或鞘内超抗原组合物与(i)瘤内低无毒剂量的一种或多种化疗药物或(ii)降低化疗药物无毒剂量的全身化疗联合使用。