Cancers, Vol. 15, Pages 4929: Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Treated with Mistletoe and Hyperthermia in Addition to Palliative Chemotherapy: A Retrospective Single-Center Analysis
Cancers, Vol. 15, Pages 4929: Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Treated with Mistletoe and Hyperthermia in Addition to Palliative Chemotherapy: A Retrospective Single-Center Analysis
Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers15204929
Authors:
Anna Lena Hohneck
Largsi Sadikaj
Lara Heinemann
Maik Schroeder
Hartmut Riess
Annette Gerhards
Iris Burkholder
Stefan Heckel-Reusser
Julia Gottfried
Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz
This retrospective analysis investigated the influence of integrative therapies in addition to palliative chemotherapy in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, treated at a single institution specialized in integrative oncology between January 2015 and December 2019. In total, 206 consecutive patients were included in the study, whereof 142 patients (68.9%) received palliative chemotherapy (gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel 33.8%; FOLFIRINOX 35.9%; gemcitabine 30.3%) while the remainder were treated with best supportive and integrative care. Integrative therapies were used in 117 of 142 patients (82.4%) in addition to conventional chemotherapy, whereby mistletoe was used in 117 patients (82.4%) and hyperthermia in 74 patients (52.1%). A total of 107/142 patients (86.3%) died during the observation period, whereby survival times differed significantly depending on the additional use of integrative mistletoe or hyperthermia: chemotherapy alone 8.6 months (95% CI 4.7–15.4), chemotherapy and only mistletoe therapy 11.2 months (95% CI 7.1&...
Source: Cancers - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Anna Lena Hohneck Largsi Sadikaj Lara Heinemann Maik Schroeder Hartmut Riess Annette Gerhards Iris Burkholder Stefan Heckel-Reusser Julia Gottfried Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz Tags: Article Source Type: research
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