Treatment for metastatic malignant melanoma: old drugs and new strategies

R Mouawad, M Sebert, J Michels, J Bloch… - Critical reviews in …, 2010 - Elsevier
The number of melanoma cases worldwide is increasing faster than any other cancer and
remains one of the most treatment-refractory malignancies. Despite decades of clinical trials …

Modulation of cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II) resistance: a review

H Timmer-Bosscha, NH Mulder… - British journal of cancer, 1992 - nature.com
In this review an inventory is made of agents used to circumvent cis-
diamminedichloroplatinum (II)(CDDP) resistance in vitro and in vivo. Agents that affect …

Flavonoids apigenin and quercetin inhibit melanoma growth and metastatic potential

S Caltagirone, C Rossi, A Poggi… - … journal of Cancer, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Flavonoids are a class of polyphenolic compounds widely distributed in the plant kingdom,
which display a variety of biological activities, including chemoprevention and tumor growth …

Venous and arterial thrombosis in patients who received adjuvant therapy for breast cancer.

T Saphner, DC Tormey, R Gray - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 1991 - ascopubs.org
The records of 2,673 patients randomized according to seven consecutive Eastern
Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) studies of adjuvant therapy for breast cancer were …

Prospective randomized trial of the treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma using chemotherapy with cisplatin, dacarbazine, and tamoxifen alone or in …

SA Rosenberg, JC Yang… - Journal of Clinical …, 1999 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: The combination of chemotherapy with immunotherapeutic agents such as
interleukin-2 and interferon alfa-2b has been reported to provide improved treatment results …

Current therapy for cutaneous melanoma

TM Johnson, JW Smith II, BR Nelson… - Journal of the American …, 1995 - Elsevier
We review the current therapy for melanoma. The diagnosis, prognostic variables, staging,
treatment, and follow-up guidelines for cutaneous melanoma are reviewed from the earliest …

Effective combination chemo/hormonal therapy for malignant melanoma: experience with three consecutive trials

EF McCiay, MJ Mastrangelo, D Berd… - International journal of …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
Our experience with the combination of dacarbazine, carmustine, cisplatin with and without
tamoxifen is reported. In our initial study, with all 4 drugs, we had an overall response rate of …

Treatment of metastatic uveal melanoma: review and recommendations

DM Albert, AS Niffenegger, JKV Willson - Survey of ophthalmology, 1992 - Elsevier
This article reviews the published clinical responses of metastatic uveal melanoma and
metastatic cutaneous melanoma with visceral involvement to current therapeutic protocols …

Phase II randomized study of dacarbazine, carmustine, cisplatin and tamoxifen versus dacarbazine alone in advanced melanoma patients

VC Sileni, R Nortilli, SML Aversa… - Melanoma …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
This randomized phase II trial was performed to define the activity and toxicity of the
combination of dacarbazine (DTIC), carmustine (BCNU), cisplatin (DDP) and tamoxifen …

Continuous interleukin‐2 and tumor‐infiltrating lymphocytes as treatment of advanced melanoma. A national biotherapy study group trial

RO Dillman, NM Barth, RK Oldham, RJ Cohen… - Cancer, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
Melanoma metastases were harvested from 82 patients for the purpose of growing and
expanding tumor‐infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL). Tumor tissue cell suspensions were …