Interferon Alpha-2

The combination of ruxolitinib and pegylated interferon alpha-2a exhibited encouraging activity among patients with myelofibrosis who had not previously received either drug, according to study results presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

MONTEREY, Calif. — Interferon alpha-2b, 5-fluorouracil and mitomycin C can all be used topically for conjunctival tumors, Lauren A. Dalvin, MD, said at the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium.

Adjuvant ipilimumab dosed at 3 mg/kg significantly improved OS compared with high-dose interferon alfa-2b among patients with metastatic unresectable melanoma, according to results of the phase 3 E1609 trial published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.