scholarly journals Homeopathic Viscum Album on the Treatment of Scamous Cell Carcinoma Lesion in a Dog (Canis familiaris) – Case Report

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 276-279
Author(s):  
Paul G. Werthmann ◽  
Lothar Kindermann ◽  
Gunver S. Kienle 

Introduction: Metastatic renal cell carcinoma has a poor prognosis. Treatment approaches with immunotherapy show promising results in subpopulations. Viscum album extracts – used as an adjunct to cancer treatment – have cytotoxic, apoptogenic, and immune-stimulating properties and show synergistic effects with chemotherapy agents. Case Report: A 51-year-old man was diagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma of clear cell histology which was classified as pT3a, N1, M1, G3. Nephrectomy was performed, and the patient received chemoimmunotherapy (interferon-α2a, interleukin-2, fluorouracil, isotretinoin). Additionally, he received V. album extracts as intravenous infusions and subcutaneous injections. One year after surgery, the patient was in complete remission, which is ongoing 18 years after the initial diagnosis. Discussion: This case shows an extraordinarily long survival of a metastasized renal cell carcinoma patient under chemoimmunotherapy and fever-inducing V. album extracts. This combined treatment might have synergistically contributed to tumor remission and control. With regard to clinical relevance, further investigations are needed.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Catarina Valle ◽  
Rosangela Andrade ◽  
Marcelo Sibata ◽  
Aloisio Carvalho

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 309
Author(s):  
Sin Young Cho ◽  
Chul Soon Choi ◽  
Ell Seong Lee ◽  
Hyeun Cha Cho ◽  
Eun Young Kwack ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 477
Author(s):  
In Jae Lee ◽  
Kwang Seok Eom ◽  
Seon Young Jeon ◽  
Im Kyung Hwang ◽  
Yul Lee ◽  
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