THE EFFECT OF COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY WITH OR WITHOUT POTENTIATION WITH INTERFERON ALPHA OR TAMOXIFEN FOR MELANOMA

The effect of combined chemotherapy with or without potentiation with interferon alpha or tamoxifen for melanoma

BACKGROUND: Metastatic melanoma has shown only limited responsiveness to chemotherapy or immunotherapy.The most commonly used single-agent chemotherapy comes from the nitrosourea group of agents and provides response rates of Home Test Kits less than 20%.Several cytotoxic agents have been combined with no dramatic benefit.The incorporation of tamox

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