High-Dose Interferon to Treat Melanoma Offers No Benefit

Dr. McMasters noted that the study was underpowered to detect small differences in disease-free survival and overall survival, "but we also did not observe significant trends, and even large sample size will not make differences appear if they don't exist."

The study was supported by a grant from Schering Oncology Biotech. Dr. McMasters and several other investigators have been on the speakers bureau.

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