Effect of Proactive Management of Side Effects on Treatment Compliance in Malignant Melanoma Patients on High-dose Intron A Therapy (Study P04600)

The recommended regimen includes an induction treatment of 5 consecutive days per week for 4 weeks as a 20-minute intravenous (iv) infusion at a dose of 20 million international units per square meter (MIU/m\^2). The induction treatment should be followed by a maintenance treatment of 3 times per week for 48 weeks as a subcutaneous (sc) injection at a dose of 10 MIU/m\^2. Therapy should be administered for a total of one year unless the disease progresses or the treatment has lead to recurrent unmanageable serious adverse effects.