Phase I study of pegylated interferon-alpha-2b as an adjuvant therapy in Japanese patients with malignant melanoma.

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Published in J Dermatol on October 01, 2016

Authors

Naoya Yamazaki1, Hisashi Uhara2, Hidefumi Wada3, Kenji Matsuda4, Keiko Yamamoto4, Takashi Shimamoto4, Yoshio Kiyohara5

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Dermatologic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. nyamazak@ncc.go.jp.
2: Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
3: Environmental Immuno-Dermatology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
4: Japan Development, MSD K.K., Tokyo, Japan.
5: Dermatology Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Sunto-Gun, Japan.

Associated clinical trials:

Adjuvant PEG Intron in Ulcerated Melanoma | NCT01502696

A Study of Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2b as an Adjuvant Treatment in Japanese Patients With Malignant Melanoma (P08556) | NCT01636960

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