Table 4.
Descriptive statistics of survival
| Study | Seta | Pairs | Mean | Median | Stratified log rank test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iscador | Control | Iscador | Control | ||||
| MammaRand | Complete set | 38 | 14.7 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 14.3 | 0.194 |
| MammaLymRand | Complete set | 17 | 4.79 | 2.41 | 6.25 | 2.33 | 0.134 |
| MAMMARAND | Complete set | 55 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 0.057 |
| Mamma | Complete set | 84 | 12.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 0.0002 |
| Balanced set | 73 | 11.93 | 9.98 | 11.8 | 10.0 | <0.0001 | |
| Strict matching | 24 | 11.21 | 9.55 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 0.221 | |
| MammaRec | Complete set | 42 | 6.52 | 5.45 | 5.17 | 4.83 | 0.0079 |
| Balanced set | 39 | 5.90 | 5.35 | 5.17 | 4.83 | 0.0231 | |
| Strict matching | 29 | 6.08 | 4.44 | 5.17 | 4.33 | 0.0025 | |
| MammaLym | Complete set | 55 | 4.63 | 3.11 | 4.33 | 3.17 | 0.0004 |
| Balanced set | 42 | 3.88 | 3.05 | 3.92 | 3.17 | 0.0423 | |
| Strict matching | 38 | 3.86 | 2.97 | 4.04 | 3.17 | 0.0516 | |
| MammaMet | Complete set | 83 | 3.56 | 2.51 | 3.33 | 2.25 | 0.0007 |
| Balanced set | 72 | 3.27 | 2.36 | 3.08 | 2.17 | 0.0095 | |
| Strict matching | 53 | 3.42 | 2.38 | 3.08 | 2.17 | 0.0056 | |
| MAMMA | Complete set | 264 | 6.98 | 5.57 | 5.08 | 3.58 | <0.0001 |
| Balanced set | 226 | 6.63 | 5.47 | 4.83 | 3.58 | <0.0001 | |
| Strict matching | 144 | 5.37 | 4.15 | 4.33 | 3.21 | <0.0001 | |
aGroups with a ‘balanced set’ form subgroups of complete sets of matched-pairs not favoring the patients with Iscador therapy; groups with ‘strict matching’ form subgroups of complete sets of matched-pairs of patients fulfilling exactly all matching criteria.