U.S. Study of Intravenous Mistletoe Extract to Treat Advanced Cancer
2023年2月22日 · Mistletoe extract (ME), known as Helixor M, was studied in 21 patients with advanced and treatment-resistant cancers of various types. The phase I trial used dose escalation to determine the maximum dose that could be safely tolerated by patients.
Mistletoe Extracts - NCI - National Cancer Institute
2023年6月21日 · Mistletoe extracts have been studied as a complementary and alternative medicine for many illnesses including cancer. Read about the use of mistletoe therapy in cancer patients and the results of clinical trials in this expert-reviewed summary.
Can Mistletoe Help Treat Cancer? What the Science Says - Healthline
2021年8月25日 · This article explains what mistletoe is and whether it’s effective for improving quality of life, treatment outcomes, and symptoms in people with cancer.
Mistletoe extracts for cancer treatment - PMC - National Center …
2022年8月23日 · There has been a significant amount of preclinical research on the proposed mechanisms of effect of mistletoe in cancer care. This evidence has been collated from in vitro, in vivo and ex vivo research across both animal and human studies.
Mistletoe Extracts (PDQ®) - NCI - National Cancer Institute
2024年6月13日 · This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about the use of mistletoe extracts in the treatment of people with cancer.
Intravenous mistletoe extract shows promise as cancer therapy
2023年2月23日 · Mistletoe extract is a semi-parasitic plant with several active ingredients that, in preclinical studies, appear to directly cause the death of tumor cells and stimulate an immune response. It has been used in Europe for several decades as a complementary medicine approach to cancer treatment alone or in combination with chemotherapy and ...
Phase I Trial of Intravenous Mistletoe Extract in Advanced Cancer
2023年2月28日 · Mistletoe extract (ME) is widely used for patients with cancer to support therapy and to improve quality of life (QoL). However, its use is controversial due to suboptimal trials and a lack of data supporting its intravenous administration.
Survival of Cancer Patients Treated with Non-Fermented Mistletoe ...
2022年11月2日 · Mistletoe extracts (ME) are used in integrative cancer care to improve quality of life and to prolong survival. ME are available from different producers and differ in pharmaceutical processing, such as fermentation.
Exploring the Role of Intravenous Mistletoe Extract in Treating ...
2024年2月25日 · Overall, previous systematic reviews have suggested positive effects of mistletoe extract on quality of life and chemotherapy toxicity (although no survival benefit), but these randomized controlled trials suffered from methodologic deficits. 5 The quality-of-life benefits of mistletoe extract reported in other, more reliable studies 6 found it ...
Hopkins researchers investigate mistletoe extract's impact on cancer
2023年3月6日 · A team from the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center conducted its early research trial evaluating intravenous mistletoe extract (Helixor-M) in cancer cases. The trial was published in Cancer Research Communications.