Efficacy and safety of a supportive treatment with European mistletoe extract Iscador® Qu ("quercus", i.e. from oak tree) in patients with pancreatic cancer (Union for International Cancer Control, UICC stages II-IV), in addition to conventional oncological therapy (radio-, chemo-, targeted therapy) as compared to a parallel group with conventional therapy only. Primary Endpoints: Reduction of adverse effects of conventional therapy; reduction of therapy or disease induced symptoms (both are quality of life parameters and evaluated after 1 year); prolongation of disease free and/or overall survival (DFS, OS) after 3 years. Prospective observational confirmation study of previous retrospective cohort study. As this is a non-interventional cohort study, all therapies and measurements are performed on directive by the treating physician and/or request by the patient only.
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Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
220
5th Med., Clinic Hietzing
Vienna, Austria
University Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Augusta Clinic
Bochum, Germany
MVZ Fulda
Fulda, Germany
University Clinic - Internal Med. I
Halle, Germany
Hospital Herdecke
Herdecke, Germany
Med. Clinic III, University Munich Grosshadern
Munich, Germany
Clinic Kloster Paradiese
Soest, Germany
University Clinic Ulm
Ulm, Germany
Overall survival time (OS).
Time frame: 3 years
Number of patients with at least one therapy or disease induced symptom (surrogate parameter for quality of life)
As key symptom, the fatigue syndrome will be evaluated separately.
Time frame: 1 year
Mean values of Karnofsky performance status, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score
Time frame: 1 year
Safety of Iscador® Qu (number of patients with systemic or local AE to Iscador® Qu)
Time frame: 3 years
Number of patients with adverse events (AE) contributed to conventional oncological therapy (radio-, chemo-, targeted therapy).
Time frame: 1 year
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