interleukin-2 – melanoma brain metastases
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interleukin-2 – melanoma brain metastases

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    • August 6, 2013 at 8:22 am
    JerryfromFauq
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    They normally rrefused IL-2 to people with brain metastes.

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130731122920.htm

    July 31, 2013 — In a retrospective study, Saint Louis University researchers have found that patients with melanoma brain metastases can be treated with large doses of interleukin-2 (HD IL-2), a therapy that triggers the body's own immune system to destroy the cancer cells.

    They normally rrefused IL-2 to people with brain metastes.

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130731122920.htm

    July 31, 2013 — In a retrospective study, Saint Louis University researchers have found that patients with melanoma brain metastases can be treated with large doses of interleukin-2 (HD IL-2), a therapy that triggers the body's own immune system to destroy the cancer cells.

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