Oh!
Sorry if I misquoted something I thought I understood correctly from research I've done. I thought that there were just as many that do recur as those who don't with IFN. So of course it seems to have some impact with some people. I guess my point was that you can't consider IFN to be a cure since there is no cure yet. Was not trying to discourage the poster from doing it. My apologies if that's what it looked like.
Mrs. C
On 2/27/2008
Oncrx wrote:
I would disagree with the statement that IFN has no impact on OS. Studies have shown an increase in disease free survival AND overall survival.
- Kirkwood JM, Strawderman MH, Ernstoff MS, et al.: Interferon alfa-2b adjuvant therapy of high-risk resected cutaneous melanoma: the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Trial EST 1684. J Clin Oncol 14 (1): 7-17, 1996.