Review Article
Adjuvant Treatment of Melanoma
Table 9
Indications, cautions, and contraindications for adjuvant treatment with high dose interferon.
| Indications: | (i) High risk melanomas | (ii) Patients with ECOG 0-1 | Cautions on: | (i) Diabetes mellitus | (ii) Cardiovascular disease | (iii) Chronic lung disease | (iv) Chronic kidney disease | Contraindications: | (i) Pregnancy and lactation | (ii) Children | (iii) Autoimmune diseases | (iv) Immunosuppression (organ transplanted) | (v) Decompensated liver disease | (vi) Neuropsychiatric disease (depression) | (vii) Myelosuppression | (viii) Infections on treatment |
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