Intravenous Mistletoe Treatment in Integrative Cancer Care: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Procedures, Concepts, and Observations of Expert Doctors

Table 3

Single-arm retrospective studies of intravenous mistletoe treatment in cancer.

Author, year	Preparation	Cotherapy	Tumor site	Tumor behaviour		Quality of life
Wolf et al. 1994 [88]	Isorel		Diverse		25	Improved condition and mood, decreased pain and depression
Wolf 1987 [89]	Isorel		Diverse	Remissions	60	Improved subjective condition, appetite, digestion, weight gain
Brück 1950, 1954 [90, 91]	Plenosol	It	Diverse	Remissions	5	Improved general condition, well-being, symptom-free
Tosetti 1954 [92]	Plenosol	It, vitamins	Gynecologic		60	Improved general condition, weight gain
Rupp and Siegert 1952 [93]	Plenosol		Breast, cervix		50	Improved condition
Meythaler and Händel 1952 [94]	Plenosol		Diverse	Remissions	78	Improved condition, appetite, mood, physical strength, weight gain, decreased fatigue
Stehberger 1951 [95]	Plenosol	RT	Diverse		~40	Improved condition, weight gain, able to work again
Röseler 1952 [96]	Plenosol	It, surgery	Breast, gynecologic	Remissions	68	Improved physical strength, symptom-free despite progressing, disseminated disease
Wasmuht 1944 [97]	Plenosol	It, RT	ENT	Remissions	21
Kraft 1940 [98]	Plenosol	It	Diverse	Remissions	27 (50)	Improved general condition, appetite, able to work again

It: intratumoral application of mistletoe extract; RT: radiotherapy; mostly advanced, inoperable, and recurrent; : number of patients.