Dr. Sennewald Medizintechnik GmbH

Malignant melanoma

In 1996, the results of a multi-centric Phase III study with recurrent or metastasizing malignant melanoma (performed by Overgaard, Aarhus, Denmark, et.al.) was published in the International Journal of Hyperthermia. The study showed that hyperthermia combined with radiation therapy increased the complete remission rate from 35% to 62% and recurrence-free survival after 5 years from 28% to 46% compared to radiation therapy alone (refer to vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 3-20).