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Mistletoe (Iskador mali) a preparation of Viscum album [[Carl von Linné|L.]]) off-label. Since decades Mistletoe has been used in European medicine for oncology<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4052504/ Safety of Intravenous Application of Mistletoe (Viscum album L.) Preparations in Oncology: An Observational Study] </ref>Mistletoe lectins (e.g. Iscador Q  [[viscotoxin]]) have been identified as main active components and exhibit cytotoxic effects as well as immunomodulatory activity<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3485514/ Fermented Mistletoe Extract as a Multimodal Antitumoral Agent in Gliomas]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4133960/ Targeting inflammation in cancer-related-fatigue: a rationale for mistletoe therapy as supportive care in colorectal cancer patients]
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Büssing et Ostermann (2012<ref> [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3124023/ Quality of Life and Related Dimensions in Cancer Patients Treated with Mistletoe Extract (Iscador): A Meta-Analysis]</ref>) found some evidence for moderate improvement of quality of life associated with Iscador treatment (Weleda<ref>[https://www.iscador.com/assets/uploads/files/Newsletter_Sommer_2015.pdf Iscador Newsletter summer 2015]</ref>).
<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3086310/ Quality of Life and Neutropenia in Patients with Early Stage Breast Cancer: A Randomized Pilot Study Comparing Additional Treatment with Mistletoe Extract to Chemotherapy Alone]</ref>
Pine mistletoe extract (Iscador P Viscum album austriacus) can be used on equine sarcoids as safe and effective treatment.<ref> [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1939-1676.2010.0597.x/epdf Treatment of clinically diagnosed equine sarcoid with a mistletoe extract (Viscum album austriacus)]</ref>

<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18955241 Mistletoe Preparation Iscador: Are there Methodological Concerns with Respect to Controlled Clinical Trials?]</ref>

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