Table 1.
Treatment | n | Treatment eligibility | Result | Reference |
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BCG i.d. weekly, 4 times; then monthly for 11 months | 113 | posterior uveal melanoma | no difference in survival rate of treated (59%, n = 34) vs. observation (70%, n = 79); p = 0.60 | McLean et al. [6], 1990 |
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Dacarbazine 200 mg/m2 i.v. daily for 5 days every 4 weeks, 6 times | 348 | >10 mm LTD, >5 mm tumor height | no difference in 5-year survival rate of treated (71%) vs. observation (68%); p = not significant | Desjardins et al. [5], 1998 |
i.d. = Intradermally; i.v. = intravenously; LTD = largest tumor diameter.