GENERALIZED GIANT-CELL TUMOR OF BONE - SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF PULMONARY METASTASES WITH INTERFERON-ALPHA, A CASE-REPORT

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作者
KAISER, U [1 ]
NEUMANN, K [1 ]
HAVEMANN, K [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MARBURG,ZENTRUM PATHOL,W-3550 MARBURG,GERMANY
关键词
GIANT CELL TUMOR; INTERFERON-ALPHA;
D O I
10.1007/BF01212729
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R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
We report on a 37-year-old female patient with generalised giant-cell tumour of the bone, whose tumour was refractory to conventional chemotherapy. Subsequent treatment with interferon alpha2a in increasing dosage from 4x10(6) IU (three times a week) to 9x10(6) IU (three times a week) led to a significant decrease of pulmonary metastases and a stabilisation of the disease after 12 months of treatment. In progressive chemotherapy refractory giant-cell tumour interferon alpha2a may be of therapeutic benefit.
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