Prospective Epidemiological Study to Expand Knowledge on Efficacy and Safety of a Routine Post-operative Supportive Therapy With the Mistletoe Extract Iscador® Qu Within Oncological Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Stages UICC II-IV
Inclusion Criteria:
- Confirmed diagnosis of colorectal cancer, UICC stage II-IV
- Age between 18 (Austria: 19) and 85 years
- No previous malign tumor
- Surgical resection of the tumor if indicated
- (Post-operative) conventional oncological therapy and measurements, or passive
after-care ("best care")
- Follow-up for several years feasible
- Patient gives written consent to use the anonymized date for evaluation
Exclusion Criteria:
- Anal cancer
- Other Iscador® sorts than Qu in the test group
- Other mistletoe preparations in the test group
- Any mistletoe preparation in the control group
- Non-oncological immunomodulating, -stimulating or -suppressive drugs (e.g. Echinacea,
interferons, Polyerga®, BCG, azathioprine). Allowed are approved tumor inhibiting
immuno- or targeted therapies (e.g. bevacizumab, cetuximab) and tumor specific
vaccines
- HIV infection, Aids, organ transplantation
- High-dose systemic glucocorticoids
- Contraindications for Iscador® Qu (allergy against mistletoe, acute inflammatory
disease or fever > 38.5°C, active tuberculosis, hyperthyreosis with not-adjusted
metabolism, primary brain or spinal tumor, brain metastases)
- Known mistletoe intolerance
- Patients participating in another clinical study with non-approved substances