Randomized clinical trials in melanoma Journal Article
| Authors: | Spanknebel, K.; Temple, L.; Hiotis, S.; Yeh, A.; Coit, D. G. |
| Article Title: | Randomized clinical trials in melanoma |
| Abstract: | Efforts to improve the survival of patients with metastatic malanoma have led to 67 prospective randomized clinical trials investigating the use of agents three main areas of therapy: systematic chemotherapy-based regimens, immunotherapy, and vaccine therapy. |
| Keywords: | cancer chemotherapy; controlled study; unclassified drug; clinical trial; review; cisplatin; placebo; drug efficacy; temozolomide; prospective studies; evidence-based medicine; alpha2b interferon; bcg vaccine; dacarbazine; cancer immunotherapy; melanoma; controlled clinical trial; randomized controlled trial; melphalan; practice guideline; vinblastine; clinical study; drug mechanism; randomized controlled trials; vaccination; medical oncology; tamoxifen; platinum derivative; vinca alkaloid; hyperthermic therapy; taxane derivative; meta analysis; ganglioside gm2; recombinant interleukin 2; nitrosourea derivative; melanoma vaccine; biological response modifier; recombinant alpha2a interferon; recombinant alpha interferon; humans; human; gm2 klh qs 21; gm2 klh qs 21 vaccine; vaccina melanoma oncolysate |
| Journal Title: | Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America |
| Volume: | 11 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 1055-3207 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2002-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 23 |
| End Page: | 52 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s1055-3207(03)00074-7 |
| PUBMED: | 11928800 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| DOI/URL: | |
| Notes: | Export Date: 14 November 2014 -- Source: Scopus |
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