Ulceration and stage are predictive of interferon efficacy in melanoma: results of the phase III adjuvant trials EORTC 18952 and EORTC 18991.

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Published in Eur J Cancer on November 05, 2011

Authors

Alexander M M Eggermont1, Stefan Suciu, Alessandro Testori, Wim H Kruit, Jeremy Marsden, Cornelis J Punt, Mario Santinami, François Salès, Dirk Schadendorf, Poulam Patel, Reinhard Dummer, Caroline Robert, Ulrich Keilholz, Antoine Yver, Alan Spatz

Author Affiliations

1: Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France. alexander.eggermont@igr.fr

Associated clinical trials:

Interferon Alfa Following Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage III Melanoma | NCT00006249

High-Dose or Low-Dose Interferon Alfa Compared With No Further Therapy Following Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage III Melanoma | NCT00002763

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