Use of interferon-alpha in two patients with Merkel cell carcinoma positive for Merkel cell polyomavirus

Acta Oncol. 2011 Apr;50(3):479-80. doi: 10.3109/0284186X.2010.512924. Epub 2010 Sep 9.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Evaluation Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / virology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interferon-alpha / therapeutic use*
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Polyomavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Polyomavirus / physiology
  • Skin Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / virology*

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Interferon-alpha