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[Favorable long-term outcome with mistletoe therapy in a patient with centroblastic-cen... - 0 views

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    Iscador mistletoe effective in long-term treatment and remission of NHL.
Nathan Goodyear

Safety of Combined Treatment With Monoclonal Antibodies and Viscum album L Preparations - 0 views

  • Among the most encouraging mAb is trastuzumab, which targets the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 and is indicated in the treatment of breast cancer
  • bevacizumab, which inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor and is indicated in the treatment of a range of diseases, including colorectal, lung, and ovarian cancer3; and cetuximab, which blocks the epidermal growth factor receptor and is indicated in the treatment of colorectal and lung cancer
  • Viscum album L (VA or European mistletoe) preparations are widely used as additive cancer therapy in Europe, especially in German-speaking countries, and have been associated with a reduction in chemotherapy-related adverse drug reactions and increased HRQL
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  • leading to enhancement of interleukin-12 secretion and natural killer cell function
  • Helixor VA preparations
  • A multivariable GEE model indicated that the odds for patients experiencing an AE following mAb therapy were nearly 5 times higher compared with that for mAb plus VA
  • VA preparations (Iscador Ltd) did not inhibit chemotherapy-induced cytostasis or cytotoxicity and showed an additive inhibitory effect at higher concentrations of VA.
  • previous in vitro investigations have shown that VA preparations have either no or minor effects on a range of CYPs, suggesting that VA-drug interactions based on drug metabolism are unlikely
  • mAb do not undergo hepatic metabolism but undergo proteolytic catabolism throughout the body
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    VAE therapy found to reduce adverse events in those receiving monoclonal Ab therapy.
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