## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Metastatic melanoma (MM) is associated with a high risk of central nervous system (CNS) metastases, and current chemotherapy does not adequately treat or protect patients with MM against CNS metastases. Therefore, the authors initiated a Phase I study to determine the pha
Combined treatment with pegylated interferon–α-2a and dacarbazine in patients with advanced metastatic melanoma : A phase 2 study
✍ Scribed by Axel Hauschild; Reinhard Dummer; Selma Ugurel; Katharina C. Kaehler; Friederike Egberts; Wolfram Fink; Jeannine Both-Skalsky; Barbara Laetsch; Dirk Schadendorf
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 105 KB
- Volume
- 113
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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