Successful Treatment by Mistletoe Viscum Album Extract of a Patient with Recurrent Triple Negative Breast Cancer who declined Chemotherapy

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dc.contributor.authorParameswara, Vinay K.
dc.contributor.authorHancock, Mark J.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-23T18:56:40Z
dc.date.available2024-05-23T18:56:40Z
dc.date.digitized2024-01-14 00:36:20
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstract<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive breast cancer with a high incidence of recurrence and poor prognosis even with the full spectrum of standard oncology treatments. Ever since its introduction about 100 years ago for cancer therapy, mistletoe viscum album extract (VAE) has been widely used in Europe as a popular complementary therapy for many cancers. We present a case of a patient diagnosed with stage 3c (T3N3bM0(i+)) TNBC who declined chemotherapy after a recurrence 2 years later. The patient received subcutaneous, intratumoral as well as intravenous VAE therapy for her recurrence. Her breast masses and lymph node sizes dramatically decreased under ultrasound examination within 2 months. After nearly three years since the tumor resolution, she is currently being managed on weekly subcutaneous VAE as well as intravenous VAE once in 6-8 weeks. She has excellent quality of life, no sign of tumor recurrence or other adverse side effects from her treatments. Though we believe the best outcomes in oncology are by integrating complementary and conventional care together, this case shows that VAE can have standalone effectiveness at least in some cases. Use of VAE to augment conventional treatments should be considered to bolster breast cancer care.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Keywords: Mistletoe; Viscum Album Extract; Breast Cancer; Triple Negative Breast Cancer</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Citation: Parameswara, V. K., &amp; Hancock, M. J. (2021). Successful Treatment by Mistletoe Viscum Album Extract of a Patient with Recurrent Triple Negative Breast Cancer who declined Chemotherapy. <em>Journal of Complementary Medicine &amp; Alternative Healthcare</em>, <em>11</em>(3). <a href="https://doi.org/10.19080/JCMAH.2021.11.555815" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.19080/JCMAH.2021.11.555815</a></p>
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dc.identifier.citationParameswara, V. K., & Hancock, M. J. (2021). Successful Treatment by Mistletoe Viscum Album Extract of a Patient with Recurrent Triple Negative Breast Cancer who declined Chemotherapy. Journal of Complementary Medicine & Alternative Healthcare, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.19080/JCMAH.2021.11.555815
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.19080/JCMAH.2021.11.555815
dc.identifier.externalUrl/library/2024/1/13/successful-treatment-by-mistletoe
dc.identifier.issn2572-1232
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14430/525
dc.subject.otherMistletoe treatment
dc.subject.otherBreast cancer
dc.subject.otherTriple Negative Breast Cancer
dc.subject.otherViscum album extract
dc.titleSuccessful Treatment by Mistletoe Viscum Album Extract of a Patient with Recurrent Triple Negative Breast Cancer who declined Chemotherapy
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleJ Complement Med Alt Healthcare JCMAH
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