Adjuvant interferon treatment for melanoma

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Agarwala, SS [1 ]
Kirkwood, JM [1 ]
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[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Ctr Hlth, Pittsburgh, PA USA
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10.1016/S0889-8588(05)70025-3
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
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This article summarizes recent and ongoing efforts in the area of adjuvant interferon treatment for cutaneous melanoma. Interferon therapy targets the immune system in an attempt to cure high-risk melanoma. More than a decade of interferon research has culminated in the successful application of interferon-alpha-2b in melanoma, with significantly prolonged survival in patients at high risk for recurrence after surgical resection.
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