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Roche / Roferon-A
How does it work?
Roferon-A injection contains the active ingredient interferon alfa-2b, which is a type of medicine called an immunomodulator.
Interferons are a family of small protein molecules that are produced naturally by cells in response to viral infections or various synthetic and biological inducers. Three major classes of interferons have been identified: alfa, beta and gamma. They work in a complicated way that is not fully understood, but are thought to boost the immune system, causing it to attack infected or abnormal cells.
Interferons can be used to treat a range of diseases. Interferon alfa can be used in the treatment of various cancers, such as leukaemias, lymphomas and other types of cancers (eg skin, bone marrow). It works by preventing abnormal or malignant cells from increasing in numbers.
Interferon alfa can also be used to treat chronic hepatitis B and C, which are caused by the hepatitis B and C viruses. It works by helping to prevent these viruses from multiplying in the liver cells.
What is it used for?
- Chronic hepatitis B
- Chronic hepatitis C (preferably in combination with ribavirin)
- Hairy cell leukaemia
- A form of skin cancer called Kaposi's sarcoma, in people with AIDS whose CD4 count is greater than 250/mm3
- Cancer of the blood called chronic myeloid leukaemia or CML in people who have the Philadelphia-chromosome
- A type of cancer of the lymph nodes that first appears on the skin (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma)
- Cancer of the lymph nodes (follicular non-Hodgkins lymphoma)
- Advanced kidney cancer
- Skin cancer (malignant melanoma), used after surgery to remove the cancer
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