Medicines and Therapies

Last update: 23.10.2018

The following therapy procedures are used within the framework of integrative patient treatment in Anthroposophic Medicine: medicinal therapy, nursing and external applications, body therapy, eurythmy therapy, art therapy and psychotherapy. They are selected for specific indications and complement each other. The diagnosis on the basis of the patient’s fourfold constitution determines the general need for therapy, which is then implemented through the selected therapeutic procedures and evaluated and adjusted during the course of the treatment.

Research news

Mistletoe therapy in addition to standard immunotherapy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer indicates improved survival rates 
Immunotherapy with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors has significantly improved the survival rates of patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Results of a real-world data study (RWD) investigating the addition of Viscum album L. (VA) to chemotherapy have shown an association with improved survival in patients with NSCLC - regardless of age, degree of metastasis, performance status, lifestyle or oncological treatment. The mechanisms may include synergistic modulations of the immune response by PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors and VA. However, the results should be taken with caution due to the observational and non-randomised study design. The study has been published open access in Cancers
https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16081609.


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