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
Present status of BCG immunotherapy of malignant melanoma
β Scribed by D. L. Morton; F. R. Eilber; E. C. Holmes; F. C. Sparks; K. P. Ramming
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1976
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 628 KB
- Volume
- 1-1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-7004
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