Phase II trial of pegylated interferon alfa-2b in young patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 and unresectable plexiform neurofibromas.

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Published in Neuro Oncol on February 01, 2017

Authors

Regina I Jakacki1, Eva Dombi2, Seth M Steinberg3, Stewart Goldman4, Mark W Kieran5, Nicole J Ullrich5, Ian F Pollack1, Anne Goodwin2, Peter E Manley5, Jason Fangusaro4, Rudy Allen4, Brigitte C Widemann2

Author Affiliations

1: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
2: Pediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
3: Biostatistics and Data Management Section, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
4: Ann and Robert Lurie Children's Hospital, 225 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, Illinois, USA.
5: Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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