A study was made of immunologic parameters obtained from patients with stage IIIB malignant melanoma who were treated with BCG. Patients with the longest disease-free interval and survival times were those who had small initial skin test reactions and developed larger reactions during the course of
ACTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY WITH B.C.G. FOR RECURRENT MALIGNANT MELANOMA
โ Scribed by Gutterman, J.U; McBride, C; Freireich, E.J; Mavligit, G; Frei, E; Hersh, E.M
- Book ID
- 123027426
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 1973
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 610 KB
- Volume
- 301
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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