Patent ID: 7892530

Claim:
A method of reducing toxicity of IL-2 and reducing side effects of IL-2 in a cancer patient in need of IL-2 administration, comprising administering a tumor-inhibiting amount of IL-2 to said cancer patient during a treatment period, wherein said IL-2 administration is capable of causing said toxicity and said side effects in said cancer patient, and further comprising administering to said patient an IL-2 toxicity-reducing and side effects-reducing amount of taurolidine, taurultam, or a combination thereof, during said treatment period, wherein said toxicity and said side effects of said IL-2 in said cancer patient are reduced, wherein said IL-2 is administered to said patient in an amount of about 18 million U/m 2 body surface area of said patient per day, and said taurolidine is administered to said patient in an amount of about 250 ml 2% by weight taurolidine solution twice daily.