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Sylatron

(SY-luh-tron)
A drug that is no longer available in the United States that contains the active ingredient peginterferon alfa-2b and was used to prevent melanoma from coming back after it has been removed by surgery. Sylatron is a type of cytokine and a type of immunomodulating agent.
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