Adjuvant use of interferon α2b is not justified in patients with stage IIb/III melanoma

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Emilio Bajetta
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[1] E Bajetta is Chief of Medical Oncology,
[2] IRCCS Fondazione 'Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori',undefined
[3] Milan,undefined
[4] Italy.,undefined
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The incidence of the skin malignancy, melanoma, is increasing and it often becomes refractory to common therapies after metastasis. In this Viewpoint the author discusses different therapeutic approaches for metastatic melanoma.
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