## Abstract ## BACKGROUND It has been shown that induction high‐dose interferon α‐2b (IFN‐α‐2b) followed by maintenance therapy improves recurrence‐free survival in adults with high‐risk, resected melanoma. In this study, the feasibility and toxicity of this regimen were evaluated in newly diagnos
Impaired platelet aggregation in melanoma patients treated with interferon-α-2b adjuvant therapy
✍ Scribed by Haim Gutman; Jacob Schachter; Ella Stopel; Roee Gutman; Judith Lahav
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 125 KB
- Volume
- 94
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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