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Phase II study of alpha-interferon and 13-cis-retinoic acid in metastatic melanoma
The combination of alpha-interferon and 13-cis-retinoic acid has shown significant activity against a number of human tumors. We conducted a phase II trial to test whether the combination would have a major response rate of 30% or more in patients with refractory, metastatic melanoma. Eleven patient...
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Published in: | Investigational new drugs 1993-02, Vol.11 (1), p.39-43 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | The combination of alpha-interferon and 13-cis-retinoic acid has shown significant activity against a number of human tumors. We conducted a phase II trial to test whether the combination would have a major response rate of 30% or more in patients with refractory, metastatic melanoma. Eleven patients were treated on the study. Alpha-interferon was administered subcutaneously three times a week at a dose of 10 million U/m2 and 13-cis-retinoic acid was administered orally at a dose of 1 mg/kg/day. No patient achieved a partial or complete remission. The combination of alpha-interferon and 13-cis-retinoic acid is unlikely to have significantly higher therapeutic activity than alpha-interferon alone. |
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ISSN: | 0167-6997 1573-0646 |
DOI: | 10.1007/BF00873908 |