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Editorial Comment Randomized Controlled Trial
Quality of life of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer during treatment with mistletoe: a randomized controlled trial.
The treatment of cancer patients with mistletoe extract is said to prolong their survival and, above all, improve their quality of life. We studied whether the quality of life of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer could be improved by mistletoe extract. ⋯ In patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic carcinoma, mistletoe treatment significantly improves the quality of life in comparison to best supportive care alone. Mistletoe is an effective second-line treatment for this disease.