Onkologie. 2010;33(11):617-9. doi: 10.1159/000321133. Epub 2010 Oct 19.
Sustained partial remission of metastatic pancreatic cancer following systemic chemotherapy with gemcitabine and oxaliplatin plus adjunctive treatment with mistletoe extract.
Ritter PR1,
Tischoff I,
Uhl W,
Schmidt WE,
Meier JJ.
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BACKGROUND:
The clinical prognosis of metastatic pancreatic cancer is very poor, with a median survival time of such patients ranging from 3 to 6 months. Current chemotherapy regimens include the combination of oxaliplatin and gemcitabine.
CASE REPORT:
A 43-year-old woman was diagnosed with pancreatic adenocarcinoma spreading into the regional lymph nodes and into multiple liver segments (pT3, pN1, pM1). Upon diagnosis, she underwent a pylorus-preserving
pancreatic head resection, including dissection of regional lymph nodes and atypical resection of a single liver segment, followed by 9 cycles of palliative chemotherapy with gemcitabine and oxaliplatin. 37 weeks after surgery, the patient demonstrated a sustained partial remission, and the chemotherapy was stopped. Surprisingly, 10
months later, she still showed no evidence of tumor progression. Since the time of pancreatic surgery, the patient had taken mistletoe extracts and this adjunctive treatment has been continued until now.
CONCLUSIONS:
Cases of sustained long-term remission of metastatic pancreatic cancer are extremely rare. Although this single case observation does not allow for firm conclusions regarding potential mechanisms, the adjunctive therapy with mistletoe extracts might have played a role. Therefore, the clinical effects of such treatment in patients with pancreatic cancer warrant further investigation.
Устойчивый частичной ремиссии с метастатическим раком поджелудочной железы рак следующие системная химиотерапия с гемцитабин и оксалиплатином плюс дополнительный метод лечения с омела экстракт.
Клинический прогноз метастатическим раком
поджелудочной рак очень бедных, средняя продолжительность жизни таких пациентов составляет от 3 до 6 месяцев. Текущей схемы химиотерапии включают сочетание оксалиплатин и гемцитабин.
СЛУЧАЙ ИЗ ПРАКТИКИ:
43-летняя женщина с диагнозом аденокарциномы поджелудочной железы распространение в регионарных лимфатических узлах и на несколько сегментов печени (pT3, ру1, pM1). После установления диагноза, она прошла привратника-сохранение головке поджелудочной железы резекция, включая вскрытие регионарных лимфатических узлов и атипичные резекции одного сегмента печени, затем 9 циклов паллиативной химиотерапии с гемцитабин и оксалиплатином. 37 недель после операции пациент наблюдалась устойчивая
тенденция частичной ремиссии, и химиотерапии был остановлен. Удивительно, спустя 10 месяцев, она по-прежнему показывала никаких признаков прогрессии опухоли. Со времени хирургии поджелудочной железы, у пациента были взяты омела экстракты и этот дополнительный метод лечения была продолжена до сих пор.
Выводы:
Случаях устойчивый к длительной ремиссии с метастатическим раком поджелудочной железы рак встречаются крайне редко. Хотя это единичный случай наблюдения не позволяют делать окончательные выводы относительно возможных механизмов, вспомогательной
терапии с омела экстракты, возможно, сыграли свою роль. Таким образом, клинические эффекты такого лечения у больных сахарным рак основанием для дальнейшего расследования.
Phytomedicine. 2011 Jan 15;18(2-3):151-7. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2010.06.013. Epub 2010 Aug 19.
Quality of life in breast cancer patients during chemotherapy and concurrent therapy with a mistletoe extract.
Eisenbraun J1,
Scheer R,
Kröz M,
Schad F,
Huber R.
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1ABNOBA GmbH, Hohenzollernstr. 16, D-75177 Pforzheim, Germany. eisenbraun@abnoba.de
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
The effects of standardized aqueous mistletoe extracts on Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of tumor patients needs further evaluation.
METHODS:
in this non-interventional, prospective clinical investigation the longitudinal course of Quality of Life of 270 breast cancer patients during adjuvant chemotherapy and mistletoe therapy with abnobaVISCUM(®) Mali was investigated. HRQoL was measured 4 times by self-assessment with the QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BR23 questionnaire of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC): at the beginning of mistletoe- and chemotherapy, 4 weeks later, at the end of the chemotherapy and 4 weeks after finishing chemotherapy. Secondary objectives were the tolerability and safety of mistletoe therapy in combination with chemotherapy under conditions of daily practice.
RESULTS:
after an initial deterioration the average range of all obtained QLQ-C30 function scales (n=262, 48.9-71.5) remained stable even at the last chemotherapy cycle and improved significantly (p<0.0001) to 66.9-80.7 4 weeks later, compared to the initial visit. Also the QLQ-BR23 function scales significantly improved (p<0.0001) 4 weeks later. The symptom scales of the QLQ-C30 remained stable under chemotherapy even at the final chemotherapy cycle and decreased from 16.2 to 44.1 at the initial visit to 11.2-29.9 (p<0.001) at the final visit. These results were comparable to the subgroup with initial visit before chemotherapy (n=114) in which rather stable function scales during chemotherapy (difference of the mean values: 9.6 to -3.7) and only little increase of symptoms (difference: 13.2 to -4.9) was measured. The tolerability of the therapy was judged by the physicians as good or very good for 91% of the patients and the efficacy was rated as good or very good for 94%. 89% of the patients reported about a good or very good benefit.
CONCLUSION:
the overall results point to a relevant stabilisation of Health Related Quality of Life during various chemotherapy regimes, possibly due to a reduction of chemotherapy caused side effects with an excellent tolerability of the mistletoe therapy.
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