Interferon alfa as primary treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia: long-term follow-up of 71 patients observed in a single center

O Kloke, B Opalka, N Niederle - Leukemia, 2000 - nature.com
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of interferon (IFN) alfa
treatment in patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia …

Prognostic impact of interferon alpha‐induced cytogenetic remission in chronic myelogenous leukaemia: long‐term follow‐up

O Kloke, N Niederle, B Opalka, I Hawig… - European journal of …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
To evaluate the long‐term impact of the reduction of Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)‐positive
metaphases by treatment of chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML) with interferon (IFN) …

Interferon alpha-2c therapy of patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia: long-term results of a multicenter phase-II study

J Thaler, G Gastl, T Fluckinger, D Niederwieser… - Annals of …, 1996 - Springer
In a prospective multicenter phase-II trial 80 patients with Philadelphia (Ph)-positive chronic
myelogenous leukemia (CML) were treated with recombinant interferon (IFN) α-2c …

Long-term treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia with different interferons: results from three studies

N Niederle, O Kloke, UB Wandl, R Becher… - Leukemia & …, 1993 - Taylor & Francis
131 patients with Philadelphia (Ph') chromosome positive chronic myelogenous leukemia
(CML) were treated with interferon (IFN) alpha or a combination of IFN alpha and IFN …

Long-Term Follow-Up of the Italian Trial of Interferon- Versus Conventional Chemotherapy in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Italian Cooperative Study Group on … - Blood, The Journal …, 1998 - ashpublications.org
Several prospective randomized studies have shown that the treatment of chronic myeloid
leukemia with interferon-(IFN-) prolongs the survival by comparison with conventional …

Use of interferon in the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia.

M Talpaz - Seminars in oncology, 1994 - europepmc.org
In a series of studies spanning 14 years, investigators from MD Anderson Cancer Center
(Houston, TX) documented the activity of interferon-alfa (IFN-alpha) in chronic myelogenous …

The role of interferon in the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia in chronic phase.

F Guilhot - Nouvelle revue française d'hématologie, 1994 - europepmc.org
Several studies have shown that interferon IFN-alpha can produce durable complete
hematological remission and in some patients complete cytogenetic remission. This latter …

Interferon-alfa for chronic myeloid leukemia

M Baccarani, D Russo, G Rosti, G Martinelli - Seminars in hematology, 2003 - Elsevier
Interferon-alfa (IFNα) became the first-line agent for the treatment of chronic myeloid
leukemia (CML) because it prolongs survival significantly compared to conventional …

Interferon alfa versus chemotherapy for chronic myeloid leukemia: a meta-analysis of seven randomized trials

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Trialists' … - Journal of the …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
Background: Several randomized clinical trials in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) have
reported better patient survival with interferon alfa (IFN α) than with standard …

Results of therapy with interferon alpha and cyclic combination chemotherapy in patients with Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myelogenous leukemia in …

FJ Giles, H Kantarjian, S O'brien, MB Rios… - Leukemia & …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of the study was to investigate the toxicity and efficacy of cyclic combination
therapy offered to patients with Ph-positive CML having a sub-optimal response to IFN-α …