Interteron-α for Recurrent World Health Organization Grade 1 Intracranial Meningiomas.

Autor: Chamberlain, Marc C., Glantz, Michael J.
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Zdroj: Cancer (0008543X); 10/15/2008, Vol. 113 Issue 8, p2146-2051, 6p, 2 Charts, 1 Graph
Abstrakt: The article discusses the findings of a phase two study regarding the treatment of six-month progression-free survival of patients for World Health Organization (WHO) grade 1 meningiomas with interferon-alpha in the U.S. It mentions several adverse reactions of the treatment which include anemia, leukopenia and fatigue. It states that interferon-alpha is effective for the treatment of recurrent meningiomas.
Databáze: Complementary Index