title: Phase II study of alpha-interferon and 13-cis-retinoic acid in metastatic melanoma.
abstract: The combination of alpha-interferon and 13-cis-retinoic acid has shown significant activity against a number of human tumors. We conducted a phase II trial to test whether the combination would have a major response rate of 30% or more in patients with refractory, metastatic melanoma. Eleven patients were treated on the study. Alpha-interferon was administered subcutaneously three times a week at a dose of 10 million U/m2 and 13-cis-retinoic acid was administered orally at a dose of 1 mg/kg/day. No patient achieved a partial or complete remission. The combination of alpha-interferon and 13-cis-retinoic acid is unlikely to have significantly higher therapeutic activity than alpha-interferon alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dhingra
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lippman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lotan
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Legha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015474:Isotretinoin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha; D015474:Isotretinoin