Critical appraisal of IFN-α-based adjuvant therapy in Stage II-III malignant melanoma

Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 563-569

  Eggermont, Alexander M M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

European approach; Melanoma; Phase III trials; Systemic adjuvant therapy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BCG VACCINE; CANCER VACCINE; CORYNEBACTERIUM PARVUM EXTRACT; CYTOKINE; DACARBAZINE; GANGLIOSIDE GM2; LEVAMISOLE; MELACINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; TUMOR VACCINE;

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANOREXIA; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MELANOMA; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROTOXICITY; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; META ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE III; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MELANOMA; META-ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036798883     PISSN: 14737140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737140.2.5.563     Document Type: Review

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