Anthroposophic Medicine: A Short Monograph and Narrative Review-Foundations, Essential Characteristics, Scientific Basis, Safety, Effectiveness and Misconceptions.

Glob Adv Health Med · 2020 · PMC7783888 · PMID 33457106

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57 As examples of currently published studies, a well-designed RCT in 2013 demonstrated highly significant increased survival in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer that failed initial conventional chemotherapy 158 and also demonstrated in 2014 significant clinical benefits in many quality of life parameters including weight gain and decreased fatigue (very unusual in therapy for advanced pancreat

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Their negative assessment doesn’t seem justified when 5 of the 14 RCTs did show a positive and significant effect on overall survival and another 6 of the 14 RCTs demonstrated a favorable trend. 184 A meta-analysis and systematic review seems indicated to increase the power of separate and varied controlled trials to detect a real difference in survival and quality of life.

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