Interferon alfa-2b

Interferon alfa-2b

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Interferon alfa-2b is an antiviral drug originally discovered in the laboratory of Charles Weissmann at the University of Zurich, developed at Biogen, and ultimately marketed by Schering-Plough under the tradename Intron-A. It has been used for a wide range of indications, including viral infections and cancers.

This drug is approved around the world for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, chronic hepatitis B, hairy cell leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, multiple myeloma, follicular lymphoma, carcinoid tumor, and malignant melanoma.

ee also

* Interferon

External links

* [http://www.introna.com/ Product website]
* [http://www.emea.europa.eu/humandocs/PDFs/EPAR/Introna/H-281-PI-en.pdf Intron-A Summary of Product Characteristics]
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6987533?ordinalpos=7&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum First publication in Nature of recombinant interferon]


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