Raadpleeg ook literatuurlijst niet-toxische middelen en behandelingen specifiek bij alvleesklierkanker van arts-bioloog drs. Engelbert Valstar

En zie in gerelateerde artikelen meer publicaties over maretakinjecties.

22 november 2018: Het volledige studierapport van onderstaand beschreven studie:

Viscum album [L.] extract therapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer: A randomised clinical trial on overall survival is inmiddels gratis in te zien. 

Hier de grafiek van de overall overleving van alle 220 patiënten. (zie verder studierapprot of ons artikel uit 2013 hieronder).

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Forest plot (multivariate cox regression including interactions) of the treatment effect on 12-month overall survival of 220 patients with advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer assigned to a therapy with extract of VaL or to no antineoplastic therapy (Control). Abbreviations: ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (performance scale); VaL, Viscum album [L.]. The squares represent the hazard ratio and their sizes are proportional to the sizes of the subgroups. The horizontal lines show the confidence intervals.

Ik heb de referentielijst behorend bij deze studie onderaan dit artikel ook toegevoegd.

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7 december 2014:het volledige studierapport van onderstaande studie: Viscum album [L.] extract therapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer: A randomised clinical trial on overall survival  is inmiddels gratis in te zien. Zie hieronder abstract en vertaalde studieresultaten. Zie ook uitgewerkte grafieken voor patiënten met goede prognose en met slechte prognose, in beide groepen bleek de maretakinjecties mediaan significant betere overleving te geven. Al was dat soms maar enkele maanden. Hoe goed zou het zijn om hiermee te starten bij patienten die nog in goede conditie zijn, waarbij de tumor zoveel mogelijk is weggehaald enz. 

maretak bij alvleesklierkanker goede prognose 2

En aanvullend op onderstaande publicatie is aan de hand van dezelfde studie een studie gepubliceerd die laat zien dat maretakinjecties de kwaliteit van leven significant verbetert. Het volledige studierapport: Quality of Life of Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer During Treatment With Mistletoe  is gratis in te zien. Het abstract heb ik onderaan toegevoegd. 

maretakinjecties bij alvleesklierkanker

6 september 2013: Meer informatie over maretakinjecties, inclusief een voorlichtingsvideo staat onder complementair - maretakinjecties

30 augustus 2013: Bron: 2013 Jul 24. pii: S0959-8049(13)00550-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2013.06.043. [Epub ahead of print].

Viscum Album L. - Maretakinjecties verdubbelen mediane overleving bij inoperabele uitgezaaide alvleesklierkankerpatiënten in vergelijking met beste zorg. Dit blijkt uit een gerandomiseerde fase III studie bij totaal 220 patiënten waarvoor geen adekwate behandeling meer mogelijk is. De studie maakte een vergelijking tussen beste zorg en beste zorg plus Viscum album L. subcutaan - onderhuids gegeven. Ter informatie: intraveneus gegeven lijkt beter te werken dan onderhuids aldus enkele artsen die ik daarover heb gesproken, maar blijkbaar werkt onderhuids gegeven ook. 

De gegevens uit het abstract zijn echter dermate summier dat ik niet zo heel veel meer aan informatie kan geven. Hier de zo goed als letterlijke vertaling van het abstract. Het volledige studierapport: Viscum album [L.] extract therapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer: A randomised clinical trial on overall survival  is gratis in te zien. Onderaan originele engelstalige abstract. Hier de letterlijke vertaling met hulp van google translation van dat abstract:

ACHTERGROND:
De ongunstige neveneffecten van het behandelen van laat-stadiumalvleesklierkanker  vragen om niet-toxische en effectievere therapeutische benaderingen. We vergeleken de totale overleving (OS) van de patiënten die een extract van Viscum album [L.] (Val) kregen of geen antineoplastische therapie (red: geen chemo of andere behandeling).

Methode:
Dit is een prospectieve, parallelle, open-label, monocenter, groeps-sequentiële, gerandomiseerde fase III studie. Patiënten met lokaal gevorderde of uitgezaaide kanker van de pancreas - alvleesklier werden gestratificeerd naar een binaire prognose index, samengesteld uit tumorstadium, leeftijd en performance status, en werden gelijkmatig gerandomiseerd ingedeeld naar subcutane injecties van Viscum album L. (VAL) extracten of geen antineoplastische therapie (controlegroep). VaL werd toegepast in een dosis opgevoerde wijze van 0,01 mg tot 10 mg driemaal per week. Patiënten in beide groepen kregen de beste ondersteunende zorg. Het primaire eindpunt was 12 maanden OS, beoordeeld in een groep-sequentiële analyse.

BEVINDINGEN:
We presenteren de eerste tussentijdse analyse, met inbegrip van gegevens van 220 patiënten. Baseline karakteristieken waren evenwichtig verdeeld tussen de studiegroepen. Mediane overleving - OS was 4.8 maanden voor de Viscum album L. (VAL) groep en 2.7 maanden voor de controlegroep. (prognose gecorrigeerde hazard ratio, HR = 0,49, p <0,0001). Binnen de zogeheten 'goede' prognose subgroep, mediane OS was 6,6 maanden versus 3.2 maanden (HR = 0,43, p <0,0001). Binnen de 'slechte' prognose subgroep was dit 3,4 maanden versus 2.0 maanden respectievelijk (HR = 0,55, p = 0,0031). er werden geen aan Viscum album L. (VAL) gerelateerde bijwerkingen waargenomen.

CONCLUSIE: 
Viscum album L. (VAL) injecties toonden een significante en klinisch relevante verlenging van de mediane overleving -  OS. De onderzoeksresultaten suggereren  dat Viscum album L. (VAL) een niet-toxisch en effectieve tweedelijns therapie kan zijn die een verlenging van de overleving - OS en minder ziekte gerelateerde symptomen kan opleveren voor patiënten met inoperabele, lokaal gevorderde of uitgezaaide alvleesklierkanker.

Het volledige studierapport: Viscum album [L.] extract therapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer: A randomised clinical trial on overall survival  is inmiddels gratis in te zien. 

Hier het originele engelstalige abstract:

Viscum Album L. therapy showed a significant and clinically relevant prolongation of overall survival - OS. The study findings suggest Viscum Album L. - VaL (mistletoe injections) to be a non-toxic and effective second-line therapy that offers a prolongation of overall survival - OS as well as less disease-related symptoms for patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Eur J Cancer. 2013 Jul 24. pii: S0959-8049(13)00550-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2013.06.043. [Epub ahead of print]

Viscum album [L.] extract therapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer: A randomised clinical trial on overall survival.

Tröger W, Galun D, Reif M, Schumann A, Stanković N, Milićević M.

Source

Clinical Research Dr. Tröger, Freiburg, Germany. Electronic address: troeger@crdt.de.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

The unfavourable side-effects of late-stage pancreatic cancer treatments call for non-toxic and effective therapeutic approaches. We compared the overall survival (OS) of patients receiving an extract of Viscum album [L.] (VaL) or no antineoplastic therapy.

METHODS:

This is a prospective, parallel, open label, monocentre, group-sequential, randomised phase III study. Patients with locally advanced or metastatic cancer of the pancreas were stratified according to a binary prognosis index, composed of tumour stage, age and performance status; and were evenly randomised to subcutaneous injections of VaL extracts or no antineoplastic therapy (control). VaL was applied in a dose-escalating manner from 0.01mg up to 10mg three times per week. Patients in both groups received best supportive care. The primary end-point was 12-month OS, assessed in a group-sequential analysis.

FINDINGS:

We present the first interim analysis, including data from 220 patients. Baseline characteristics were well balanced between the study arms. Median OS was 4.8 for VaL and 2.7months for control patients (prognosis-adjusted hazard ratio, HR=0.49; p<0.0001). Within the 'good' prognosis subgroup, median OS was 6.6 versus 3.2months (HR=0.43; p<0.0001), within the 'poor' prognosis subgroup, it was 3.4 versus 2.0months respectively (HR=0.55; p=0.0031). No VaL-related adverse events were observed.

CONCLUSION:

VaL therapy showed a significant and clinically relevant prolongation of OS. The study findings suggest VaL to be a non-toxic and effective second-line therapy that offers a prolongation of OS as well as less disease-related symptoms for patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Copyright © 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

In patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic carcinoma, mistletoe treatment significantly improves the quality of life in comparison to best supportive care alone. Mistletoe is an effective second-line treatment for this disease.

Dtsch Arztebl Int. Jul 2014; 111(29-30): 493–502.
Published online Jul 21, 2014. doi:  10.3238/arztebl.2014.0493
PMCID: PMC4150026
Original Article

Quality of Life of Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer During Treatment With Mistletoe

A randomized controlled trial
Wilfried Tröger, Dr. rer. nat.,1,* Danijel Galun, Prof. Dr. med.,2 Marcus Reif, Dr. rer. nat.,3 Agnes Schumann, Dipl.-mat.,3 Nikola Stankovic, Dr. med.,4 and Miroslav Milicevic, Prof. Dr. med.5

Abstract

Background

The treatment of cancer patients with mistletoe extract is said to prolong their survival and, above all, improve their quality of life. We studied whether the quality of life of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer could be improved by mistletoe extract.

Method

An open, single-center, group-sequential, randomized phase III trial (ISRCTN70760582) was conducted. From January 2009 to December 2010, 220 patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer who were receiving no further treatment for pancreatic cancer other than best supportive care were included in this trial. They were stratified by prognosis and randomly allocated either to a group that received mistletoe treatment or to one that did not. Mistletoe extract was given in escalating doses by subcutaneous injection three times a week. The planned interim evaluation of data from 220 patients indicated that mistletoe treatment was associated with longer overall survival, and the trial was terminated prematurely. After termination of the study, the results with respect to quality of life (assessed with the QLO-C30 scales of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer) and trends in body weight were evaluated.

Results

Data on quality of life and body weight were obtained from 96 patients treated with mistletoe and 72 control patients. Those treated with mistletoe did better on all 6 functional scales and on 7 of 9 symptom scales, including pain (95% confidence interval -29 to –17), fatigue (95% CI –36.1 to –25.0), appetite loss (95% CI -51 to -36.7), and insomnia (95% CI –45.8 to –28.6). This is reflected by the trend in body weight during the trial.

Conclusion

In patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic carcinoma, mistletoe treatment significantly improves the quality of life in comparison to best supportive care alone. Mistletoe is an effective second-line treatment for this disease.

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4 Reacties op "Maretakinjecties - Viscum album L. verdubbelt mediane overleving bij uitgezaaide, inoperabele alvleesklierkanker met betere kwaliteit van leven"

  • Hanneke :
    24/01/2015
    Klinkt heel intersessant. Kan men die injecties in het AMC of een ander ziekenhuis krijgen? Of moet je naar een speciale alternatieve arts?
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    • kmw :
      06/01/2017
      dat zou ik ook graag willen weten!
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      • Joyce stal :
        10/01/2017
        Mijn man gaat de chemo niet meer reddenvolgens de arts hoe komen we aan deze injecties we willen er graag alles aan doen en het beslist niet opgeven. Hij is wel erg verzwakt. Tumor van 2 bij 2 op de kop van de alvleesklier en uitzaaiingen in de lever in 9 weken tijd 21 kilo afgevallen dacht een buikgriepje hebben nooitiets gemerkt .
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