2011
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1296823
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Safety and Efficacy of the Long-term Adjuvant Treatment of Primary Intermediate- to High-Risk Malignant Melanoma (UICC/AJCC Stage II and III) with a Standardized Fermented European Mistletoe (Viscum album L.) Extract

Abstract: The long-term FME treatment in patients with primary intermediate to high-risk MM appears safe. Tumor enhancement was not observed. When compared with an untreated parallel control group from the same cohort, the results of the FME treatment suggested a significant survival benefit in primary stage II-III MM patients. These results on survival warrant reconfirmation in a prospective randomized clinical trial with optimized study design and treatment conditions.

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“…Moreover, Ernst's sceptical estimation of the benefit of mistletoe therapy was intensified in a fiercely discussed editorial, where he characterized mistletoe therapy as ineffective according to current publications [57]. However, since the above mentioned systematic reviews were completed new clinical trials have been published [58,59]. Therefore, this paper gives an updated review.…”
Section: Aspects Of Clinical Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Moreover, Ernst's sceptical estimation of the benefit of mistletoe therapy was intensified in a fiercely discussed editorial, where he characterized mistletoe therapy as ineffective according to current publications [57]. However, since the above mentioned systematic reviews were completed new clinical trials have been published [58,59]. Therefore, this paper gives an updated review.…”
Section: Aspects Of Clinical Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The study by Augustin is described as retrolective cohort study -and corresponds to a retrospective cohort [378]. Here, patients were only recruited from hospitals that used preparations by a particular mistletoe manufacturer (although the authors described a random selection of hospitals).…”
Section: J Hübnermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Da die 4 nichtrandomisierten Studien definitionsgemäß einen niedrigeren Evidenzlevel einnehmen, werden sie nicht einbezogen, obwohl eine retrolektive Kohortenstudie, die einem LoE 2b entspricht und valide um prognostische Confounding-Variablen korrigiert ist, eine signifikante Lebensverlängerung unter Iscador aufzeigt [13]. Der Grund für die alleinige Berücksichtigung der RCT ist rein formaler Natur, entsprechend den festgelegten Regeln zur Erstellung von evidenzbasierten Leitlinien.…”
Section: Vorgehen Bei Der Erstellung Der S3-leitlinie «Malignes Melanunclassified