Chronic myelogenous leukemia: a review

JE Cortes, M Talpaz, H Kantarjian - The American journal of medicine, 1996 - Elsevier
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a chronic myeloproliferative disorder with an
initially chronic course lasting for 3–5 years. It eventually transforms into accelerated and …

Interferon in the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

EA Olsen, PA Bunn - Hematology/oncology clinics of North America, 1995 - Elsevier
All of the recombinant interferons are active agents for the systemic treatment of mycosis
fungoides and Sézary syndrome. The response rates are similar to those observed with …

Clinical course and therapy of chronic myelogenous leukemia with interferon-alpha and chemotherapy

HM Kantarjian, FJ Giles, SM O'Brien… - … /oncology clinics of North …, 1998 - Elsevier
The prognosis for patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) has changed
markedly since 1856, when the use of arsenicals (Fowler's solution) was first advocated in …

[HTML][HTML] Sarcoidosis after treatment with interferon-α: a case series and review of the literature

HJ Goldberg, D Fiedler, A Webb, J Jagirdar… - Respiratory …, 2006 - Elsevier
Recombinant interferon-α (rINF-α) is an immunomodulator used in the treatment of various
conditions, including viral infections and malignancies. The use of rINF-α has been …

Cutaneous sarcoidosis during interferon alfa and ribavirin treatment of hepatitis C virus infection: two cases

O Cogrel, MS Doutre, V Marliere… - British Journal of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Interferon‐induced sarcoidosis is well documented. We report two new cases of sarcoidosis
in two patients with hepatitis C virus infection treated with interferon alfa and ribavirin. These …

Type I IFNs and their role in the development of autoimmune diseases

LM Burdick, N Somani, AK Somani - Expert opinion on drug safety, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Since their initial use in the 1980s, IFNs have become an essential component
of the therapy for many diseases such as hepatitis and multiple sclerosis. Although they …

[HTML][HTML] Safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of interferons

MG Tovey, C Lallemand - Pharmaceuticals, 2010 - mdpi.com
Interferons (IFNs) are class II cytokines that are key components of the innate immune
response to virus infection. Three IFN sub-families, type I, II, and III IFNs have been identified …

Interferon-alpha-induced activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription proteins in malignant melanoma.

WE Carson - Clinical cancer research: an official journal of the …, 1998 - AACR
IFN-alpha2b has been used to treat patients with malignant melanoma who are at high risk
for recurrence after surgical resection. However, its exact mechanism of action is unknown. I …

Cytokine-induced autoimmune disorders

P Miossec - Drug safety, 1997 - Springer
Cytokines are now commonly used in the treatment of many conditions, especially cancer,
haematological malignancies and chronic viral hepatitis. With some of these cytokines …

Manic episodes in two patients treated with interferon alpha.

D Strite, AD Valentine, CA Meyers - The Journal of Neuropsychiatry …, 1997 - europepmc.org
The authors report the assessment of 2 patients on interferon alpha (IFN-alpha) therapy for
chronic myelogenous leukemia who developed manic symptoms long after IFN-alpha …