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. 2024 Apr 29;150(4):219. doi: 10.1007/s00432-024-05742-1

Table 1.

Study characteristics

Author, study, year, references Strata n case/control Country Cancer Funding Rand Status Timeline
Augustin (2005) 1 329/357 DE, CH Skin Foundational No Observational Retrolective
Dold (1991) 1 114/113 DE Lung Public/Institutional Yes Interventional Prospective
Fellmer (1966) 2 81/800 DE Gynecological Foundational No Interventional Prospective
Fritz (2018) 2 164/18364 DE Breast Foundational No Observational Retrospective
Grossarth-Maticek CORPUS (2008) 3 198/198 DE Gynecological Foundational and public No * Prospective
Grossarth-Maticek CORPUSRAND (2008) 3 56/56 DE Gynecological Foundational and public Yes * Prospective
Grossarth-Maticek OVAR (2007a) 3 137/137 DE Gynecological Foundational and public No * Prospective
Grossarth-Maticek OVARRAND (2007a) 3 41/41 DE Gynecological Foundational and public Yes * Prospective
Grossarth-Maticek CervixMetRand (2007b) 1 19/19 DE Gynecological Foundational and public Yes * Prospective
Grossarth-Maticek CERVIX (2007b) 3 168/168 DE Gynecological Foundational and public No * Prospective
Grossarth-Maticek Melanoma (2007c) 1 32/32 DE Skin Not reported No * Prospective
Grossarth-Maticek MelanomaRand (2007c) 1 22/22 DE Skin Not reported Yes * Prospective
Grossarth-Maticek Mamma (2006a) 1 84/84 DE Breast Foundational and public No * Prospective
Grossarth-Maticek MammaRand (2006a) 1 38/38 DE Breast Foundational and public Yes * Prospective
Grossarth-Maticek MammaRec (2006b) 1 42/42 DE Breast Foundational and public No * Prospective
Grossarth-Maticek MammaLym (2006b) 1 55/55 DE Breast Foundational and public No * Prospective
Grossarth-Maticek MammaMet (2006b) 1 83/83 DE Breast Foundational and public No * Prospective
Grossarth-Maticek MammaLymRand (2006b) 1 17/17 DE Breast Foundational and public Yes * Prospective
Grossarth-Maticek (2004) 1 49/49 DE Multiple Foundational and public Yes * Prospective
Grossarth-Maticek Full population strict (2001) 1 396/396 DE Multiple Foundational and public No * Prospective
Grossarth-Maticek Rand balanced (2001) 1 49/49 DE Multiple Foundational and public Yes * Prospective
Grossarth-Maticek Subgroups cancer type (2001) 5 276/276 DE Multiple Foundational and public No * Prospective
Günczler Mamma (1969) 2 257/153 AT Breast Not reported No Interventional Retrospect. control group
Günczler Colon (1969) 1 47/91 AT Gastrointestinal Not reported No Interventional Prospective
Günczler (1968) 4 67/101 AT Gastrointestinal Not reported No Interventional Prospective
Hassauer (1979) 4 25/22 DE Gynecological Not reported No Interventional Retrospect. control group
Hoffmann (1982) 6 254/241 DE, CH Breast Not reported No Interventional Retrospect. control group
Hoffmann(1979) 2 188/122 DE, CH Multiple Not reported No Interventional Retrospect. control group
Kleeberg (2004) 3 102/102 ** Skin Public and corporate Yes Interventional Prospective
Leroi (1977) 2 319/228 CH Breast Not reported No Observational Retrospective
Leroi (1975) 1 81/30 DE, CH Breast Not reported No Interventional No Information
Longhi (2020a, b) 1 9/10 IT Osteosarcoma None Yes Interventional Prospective
Matthes (2010) 5 201/195 DE, CH Gastrointestinal Foundational No Observational Retrolective
Salzer (1991) 4 86/97 DE, AT Lung Not reported Yes Interventional Prospective
Salzer (1985) 6 37/40 AT Lung Corporate No Observational Retrospective
Salzer (1983) 2 62/75 AT Gastrointestinal Not reported Yes Interventional Prospective
Schmidt (2007) 1 710/732 DE Breast Not reported No Observational Retrolective
Schuppli (1990) 1 84/114 CH Skin Not reported No Interventional Prospective
Tröger (2013) 5 110/110 RS Gastrointestinal Foundational Yes Interventional Prospective

Strata  data strands identified within publications with individual patient and survival data, Gynecological Cancer  Other than Breast Cancer, Rand  randomization

*Intervention consisted of suggesting that the patient discuss mistletoe therapy with their doctor

**Countries in which the conduction of the study of Kleeberg (2004) took place: DE, FR, CH, AT, BE, UK, YU, IL, CZ, EE, GR, SP, and PL