Final results of the EORTC 18871/DKG 80-1 randomised phase III trial. rIFN-alpha2b versus rIFN-gamma versus ISCADOR M versus observation after surgery in melanoma patients with either high-risk primary (thickness >3 mm) or regional lymph node metastasis.

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Published in Eur J Cancer on February 01, 2004

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U R Kleeberg1, S Suciu, E B Bröcker, D J Ruiter, C Chartier, D Liénard, J Marsden, D Schadendorf, A M M Eggermont, EORTC Melanoma Group in cooperation with the German Cancer Society (DKG)

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1: Haematologisch-Onkologische Praxis Altona (HOPA), Max-Brauer-Allee 52, D-22765 Hamburg, Germany. urkleeberg@hopa-hamburg.de

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