EFFICACY OF MISTLETOE EXTRACT AS A COMPLEMENT TO STANDARD TREATMENT IN ADVANCED PANCREATIC CANCER: STUDY PROTOCOL FOR A MULTICENTRE, PARALLEL GROUP, DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMISED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (MISTRAL)

Abstract Background Most pancreatic cancer patients present with advanced stage at diagnosis with extremely short expected survival and few treatment options.A multimodal palliative approach is necessary for symptom relief and optimisation of health-related quality of life.In a recent open-label trial of mistletoe extract for advanced pancreatic ca

The usefulness of financial report would decrease if it is not timely reported.The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of profitability, solvency, auditor reputation, company size, earnings content, and industry type on late publication of financial report on Indonesia Stock Market during period of 2007-2009.The hypotheses are tested usi

Genome-wide scans of genetic variation can potentially provide detailed information on how modern humans colonized the world but require new methods of read more analysis.We introduce a statistical approach that uses Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) data to identify sharing of chromosomal segments between populations and uses the pattern of sha