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Evaluation of six CTLA-4 polymorphisms in high-risk melanoma patients receiving adjuvant interferon therapy in the He13A/98 multicenter trial.
Journal of translational medicine - 3 Nov 2010
Gogas Helen, Dafni Urania, Koon Henry, Spyropoulou-Vlachou Maria, Metaxas Yannis, Buchbinder Elizabeth, Pectasides Eirini, Tsoutsos Dimosthenis, Polyzos Aristidis, Stratigos Alexandros, Markopoulos Christos, Panagiotou Petros, Fountzilas George, Castana Ourania, Skarlos Pantelis, Atkins Michael B, Kirkwood John M
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PURPOSE: Interferon is approved for adjuvant treatment of patients with stage IIb/III melanoma. The toxicity and uncertainty regarding survival benefits of interferon have qualified its acceptance, despite significant durable relapse prevention in a fraction of patients. Predictive biomarkers that would enable selection of patients for therapy would have a large impact upon clinical practice. Specific CTLA-4...
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