Interferon-alpha therapy for melanoma.

Abstract:

:Although surgery may be curative in early malignant melanoma, its effect on survival lessens with each succeeding stage of the disease. A wide variety of immunological strategies have therefore been used to improve the prognosis of patients with malignant melanoma, but adjuvant therapy with interferon (IFN)-alpha is the only treatment to show a therapeutic benefit in randomized controlled studies. The current data indicates that where IFN-alpha is used at low dose, its main effect is on disease-free survival, whereas high-dose regimens may improve overall survival as well. This paper will review the published data on IFN-alpha therapy in patients with intermediate and high-risk melanoma and explore future avenues for managing patients with this difficult disease.

journal_name

Clin Exp Dermatol

authors

Russell-Jones R

doi

10.1046/j.1365-2230.2000.00559.x

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subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-01-01 00:00:00

pages

1-6

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1

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0307-6938

issn

1365-2230

pii

ced559

journal_volume

25

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