Background. Prolonged therapy with interferon (IFN) may lead to the formation of IFN antibodies. Methods. Patients with renal cell carcinoma (n = 270) with advanced localized disease were randomized after complete tumor resection to receive treatment with adjuvant recombinant IFN-alpha-2a (rIFN-a2a
Treatment with natural human interferon alpha of a CML-patient with antibodies to recombinant interferon alpha-2 b
✍ Scribed by Freund, M. ;Wussow, P. ;Kn�ver-Hopf, J. ;Mohr, H. ;Pohl, U. ;Exeriede, G. ;Link, H. ;Wilke, H. J. ;Poliwoda, H.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1988
- Weight
- 437 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-0584
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