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RCT With Adjuvant Mistletoe Treatment in Gastric Cancer Patients

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Gastric Cancer
Interventions
Drug: mistletoe extract
Registration Number
NCT01401075
Lead Sponsor
Abnoba Gmbh
Brief Summary

Evaluation of safety and efficacy of a standardized mistletoe extract (abnobaVISCUM® Quercus, aVQ) in patients with gastric cancer receiving oral chemotherapy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
32
Inclusion Criteria
  • postoperative UICC stage Ib/II gastric carcinoma
  • indication for oral chemotherapy with doxifluridine
  • ECOG performance status 0 or 1
  • normal liver and kidney function
Exclusion Criteria
  • inability to answer the QoL scales
  • concomitant therapy with steroids or biological response modifiers
  • individual hypersensitivity to mistletoe preparations
  • pregnancy or lactating
  • participation in another clinical trial

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
doxifluridinedoxifluridineoral chemotherapy with the 5-FU prodrug doxifluridine
doxifluridine + mistletoe extractmistletoe extractoral chemotherapy with the 5-FU prodrug doxifluridine + mistletoe extract as subcutaneous injection
doxifluridine + mistletoe extractdoxifluridineoral chemotherapy with the 5-FU prodrug doxifluridine + mistletoe extract as subcutaneous injection
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of Life24 weeks

EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaires:

1. QLQ-C30

2. QLQ-STO22

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Immunomodulation24 weeks

1. cytokine levels (TNF-alpha and interleukin-2)

2. lymphocyte subsets (CD 16+/CD56+ and CD 19+)

Safety and tolerability24 weeks

1. differential blood count

2. liver functions tests

3. adverse events

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

ASAN Medical Center

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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