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My father died of metastic melanoma just after his 81st birthday,y 24 years ago. i was his caregiver. It was nine months agony, for him and our family. I’m 71. I will be beginning clinical study ECOG E1609: A Phase III Randomized Study of Adjuvant Ipilimumab Anti-CTLA4 Therapy Versus High-Dose Interferon alpha-2b of Resected High-Risk Melanoma
Arm C 3 mg Ipilimumab/ kg.
To start July 30, 2012

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jogo

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Initial Diagnosis Month

May

Initial Diagnosis Year

2013

Stage at Diagnosis

Stage 3

Current Stage

Stage 3