Combination of chemotherapy and recombinant alpha-interferon in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Multicentric randomized FONICAP trial report
โ Scribed by Andrea Ardizzoni; Franco Salvati; Riccardo Rosso; Paolo Bruzzi; Alessandra Rubagotti; Maria Cristina Pennucci; Gabriella Lucia Mariani; Filippo De Marinis; Giovanni Pallotta; Antonio Antilli; Anna Maria Cruciani; Massimo Rinaldi; Riccardo Tonachella; Marina Fioretti; Santi Barbera; Ennio Mantellini; Enzo Soresi; Gisella Pastorino; Mario Belli; Giuseppe Ferrara; Marco Venturini; Giorgio Scagliotti; Leonardo Santi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 647 KB
- Volume
- 72
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
Background. Preclinical data suggested that alphainterferon (IFN) may potentiate chemotherapy cytotoxicity.
Methods. A prospective multicentric randomized trial was initiated to assess the clinical benefit of adding This work was conducted by the Italian Lung Cancer Task Force (FONICAP), which carried out the trial with the following institutions: Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro (R.
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