Dendritic cell therapy what does that mean? Article updated April 19, 2011
June 22, 2011: Please read the recently added information about Dr. Robert Gorter and Medical Center in Cologne this information: My experience with dr.Robert Gorter and the Medical Center Cologne. A warning
And click here for addresses of clinics in Germany, where dendritic cell therapy is given .
April 19, 2011: In the following article that appeared in the 2003 Weed said Dr. Robert Gorter of the Medical Center Cologne, that 34% of his patients in total remission come by his approach. We glands distant from us by now because these texts revealed that only a small number of patients still come to a total remission, some of which also have a recurrence years later. In addition, Dr. Gorter to date no published study to show how much patients would in a complete or partial remission would come by his approach. One and a half years, says Dr. eg. Gorter to patients that there are many people with a brain tumor in a total and partial remission come. And I personally have some patients who actually followed in total remission of a brain tumor for example, see the videos . And then we also report a preliminary study, but now we got a half years later, this study has still not officially. Dr. Gorter to repeated requests remain, however, refuse to publicly make official the study makes us doubt the truth of the reported results. Because it remains an assertion to check.
And Esther pointed me to the following: Dr. Gorter says in that article on dendritic cell therapy is not associated with chemotherapy. We need to have this corrected. Dr. Gorter also sometimes uses chemotherapy in tablet form (Endoxan, Xeloda) next to his treatments. Although the dose will be lower and the cells can not be given on the same day that other types of chemotherapy given intravenously.
Which does not mean that the combined approach of dendritic cell therapy plus hyperthermia plus a healthy lifestyle and vitamin infusions sometimes can provide remarkable results. And still remains a chance of a life extension and maybe even a cure. For even if only 5% of patients still would heal already declared by this approach, or a much better quality of life can get (which happens to many people, then that might be worth it. Dendritic cell therapy remains a promising approach but weighing the disadvantages, high cost, frequent travel abroad, against the expected results. Although the latter always a matter of concern when it comes to cancer treatments in a final stage. and are quite a few people with their backs against the wall because they are in the Netherlands uitbehandeld. And almost forced to go abroad to go. Learn more about how we as a cancer-current to look at the opportunities and risks of treatment abroad can be obtained from the editors @ cancer- actueel.nl
June 5, 2010: There is now a different and more developed, but the information provided below still gives good weather means that dendritic cell therapy. Along with the comment that now also people with a large tumor load but also sometimes benefit from the dendritic cell therapy and hyperthermia when combined with other immune stimulants. See also the stories of cancer patients experience on video .
October 2008: Here on the website of the SNFK (click on videos in the bar at the top of the screen) you can see an educational video on dendritic cell therapy in cancer. This movie will cure several patients to the word and image. Experiences of cancer patients with dendritic cell therapy can be viewed if you click here or on the video button top left of this page.
Dendritic cell therapy for people with high tumor load or in terminal stage as mono therapy seems pointless if not first by surgery, chemotherapy or other treatments, the tumors were made smaller. Dendritic cell therapy is in our view is not a panacea for patients with large tumors and many if not well supported by other treatments. Can be a single means to prevent recurrences or those with small tumor load further support.
With the permission of Weeds and thanks to Peter for this article we converted into text we place the article of Dr.. Gorter dendritic cell therapy, published in the January 2003 Weeds on this site. For which many thanks to the editors of Weeds. Addresses of sources such as prof. Atzpodien in both Munster and Bonn with dendritic cell therapy works in us questions via email.
Source: January 2003 dated January issue of Weeds , (article can be obtained from Weeds and order by transferring EUR 2.75 to account 5345552 tnv weeds, Avenhorn, stating Weeds 151).
THE 'Cologne WAY' OF ROBERT GORTER OA:
34 PERCENT OF CONCERN FREE TUMOR
In his institute in Cologne combines the Dutch doctor Robert Gorter an academic vision of complementary medicine in the treatment of cancer and chronic diseases. A wonderful tool here is a therapy with dendritic cells. "It is an elegant method which has very few side effects. At best, the patient the next day a little feverish."
He proudly shows the institute in Cologne show: modern with lots of light wood. But most proud anthroposophic doctor Robert Gorter on the therapy concept of 'his' institution. "We call it the Kölner Modell" he says. "It's a comprehensive vision for people with cancer and other chronic diseases in which the individual is central.
Two years ago, Gorter not dream again at the head of such an institute to stand. The Dutch doctor had just fired because he had fallen into conflict with the conservative anthroposophical governance of the European Institute for Oncological and Immunological Research in Berlin (see Weeds 136). Over a year ago he got the opportunity to continue his life's work in Cologne. He does this along with twelve other doctors that are all interested in natural medicine and a medical practitioner.
Gorter is asked to come to Cologne because he combines an academic point of view complementary therapies. The disadvantage of the academic approach is Gorter that much work with standardized treatments. According to him due to the influence of the pharmaceutical industry. "Academic institutions want to publicize. Before they develop protocols funded by the pharmaceutical industry. It is then determined which patients in the protocol fit. We are reversed and determine the best treatment for each individual patient."
Gorter does not deny that the academic view positive aspects. He himself had cancer on his 29th, a large aggressive tumor that he indeed has surgically removed. "Only it was proposed to the surgeon for suspicious spots on my lungs, he thought that metastases were - me after the surgery with chemotherapy and radiation treatment. I was chosen as anthroposophic doctors only treated with Iscador (marerak) and salvation-eurithmie. And of course I did all the things that I have cancer anyway recommend. "
Because cancer patients have one thing in common: their immune system is not functioning properly. This immune system tries to strengthen Gorter rules that apply to everyone. Of course in the first place good nutrition . Preferably without meat, but people want it anyway, he advises them to first choose fish, then poultry, lamb or red meat, and then only in the last place for pork. Gorter also always give extra vitamins, at least vitamin E and vitamin C retard the need for it allows him to determine blood test.
It also encourages people to anthroposophical doctor regularly live. "There is research showing that almost all hormone movements and the immune system a 24-hour rhythm. People with night shift the immune system is always affected, as their hormones. If you can, you should therefore try to regularly live. Furthermore, I recommend people after intensive work, active leisure. A life without stress does not exist, but then try to walk, swim or play music. So relax optimally. "
If a patient for a first consultation with Gorter comes, he looks first at what the questions that the patient's life. He Omdar both academic ais complementary medicine practitioner, he tells of both the advantages and disadvantages. It sends people home to think about it and only then he discusses what the patient is the right choice. "Some patients say they prefer to do chemotherapy or radiation alone to choose, others choose both and outline of their therapy with me. What the patient decide, I support it. Whether it be very bizarre."
And what if someone like Sylvia Millecamis who decides to do nothing because according to her is inflammation? "If really clear that the absence of inflammation, but cancer, it is such a person clearly in denial and I will always say 'it seems wrong to do nothing." An easily accessible tumor, I recommend always to look to be picked. But the patient chooses only natural medicine than I support him or her in it, but then of course I feel that hell is a deliberate decision. "
WHAT THEY dendritic cells?
Dendritic cells have many tentacles, which are called dendrites. They are
including the "islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. Furthermore, in our body directly under the mucous membrane. Through the blood, the dendritic cells in tissues where they observe everything and as it were, if something harmful. Providing information to them by the natural killer cells in our bodies that bun in turn flow to the harmful cells off. Through this important defense mechanism we do not cancer.
For Gorter is clear that anything can be done also needs to be done. "As already said, I have nothing to academic medicine. Only have doctors there sometimes tunnel vision. I can help the patient out of the tunnel look. Most patients for surgery and post-treated and then wait until something happens again. I always say 'do not wait, but you try not to work through illness to strengthen your immune system. "I will be with fellow doctors always argue for a Additional treatment: I feel it the lawyer of the patient that his or her interests to defend. "
Omdar Robert Gorter in America trained internist with a focus on immunology, he makes use of new techniques. As with dendritic cells (see box - see Weed January 2003 issue). In cancer patients, dendritic cells are not enough or they do not function properly. Transfer to the natural killer cells, for example, runs not good anymore, so tumor cells are not properly recognized or slain.
Her best course would be if you could prick dendritic cells, but by all those tentacles are so fragile that it fails. Gotter's Cologne in a group, the International Institutüt Onkologische Immunological und Forschung, in cooperation with the universities of Gottingen and Vienna has developed a method for dendritic cells 'make'. "We therefore take 80 milliliters - about half wineglass - blood of the patient. From this we isolate monocytes (a type of blood cell, red) that we are in a laboratory is an exchange of several cytokines which give blood if it were forced be in one week to differentiate into dendritic cells. If we tumor tissue isolate we draw a tumor specific antigen and suggest that exposure to those obtained dendritic cells. So we have tens of millions of dendritic cells that we give back to the patient. "
He advises people who opt for this therapy even if surgery to the surgeon always to ask a piece of tissue to retain and which to take. "Each has its own tumor antigen presentation by dendritic cells and is already in advance to let them there, we can better prepare," he explains. "Her is not necessary to have a piece of tumor tissue, but it works effectively.
Actually changing monocytes into dendritic cells, a type of gene therapy, right? "No, no, do you want a separate and distinct: we do not do genetic engineering, but we change the function of these cells," refutes the doctor immediately. "Monocytes are like unripe, green apples that we make to ripe apples with red cheeks too. It is an elegant method which has very few side effects. At best, the patient the next day a little feverish."
Dendritic cell therapy is especially useful for patients with solid tumors, not in people with leukemia example. In the Institute of Gorter they have the most experience with people with tumors of breast, skin , lung and colon . The therapy is less effective in systemic disease such as leukemia and Hodgkin's disease . Gorter regrets that the patientswith him for therapy with dendritic cells are often completely uitbehandeld are. "Nevertheless, the results are promising: 34 percent of this group after three to four treatments free of tumor. We call that the complete responders. Slightly more than half partially responsive. This partial responders, the tumor is smaller for example. And 20 percent do not respond, the so-called non-responders. "
Treatment with dendritic cells in other parts of the world academic examination. Of those institutions that belongs Gorter them about ten percent of cancer patients respond to therapy. "In those studies are often only certain types of cancer treatment, such as kidney cancer or melanoma (cancer arising from a mole (red)) (note red cancer-current: read the story of Dick and additional supplementation with dietary cancer has been eight years of a metastatic melanoma) We treat all patients with solid tumors with this therapy and are therefore the only academic group in the world with over five hundred patients.
Corner also makes use of hyperthermia (heat) as adjunctive treatment. The two devices are in their institute, are impressive: a kind of large solarium with it a "sleeping bag" with an aluminum-lined exterior and blue wool. Besides the device is a shower facility immediately after treatment so that patients can take a shower.
The hyperthermiebedden are computer controlled, says Gorter. "The principle is based on observations of cancer patients who received flu and high fever and thereafter felt much better. If your body temperature increases three degrees, the metabolism almost twice as fast. Tumor cells can no longer keep up and to break . In mainstream institutions, they often only hyperthermia to the affected organ: for breast cancer for example breast. We do the whole body. When we treat a lady who is full of metastases and one week after hyperthermia no morphine needed shaking. "
Gorter what sick people always recommend is to optimize their mental condition and "with enthusiasm to live '. "It sounds crazy, but it's clinically proven, if you live with enthusiasm, you're healthier. This also has its effect on your immune system. People who are passive and depressed, for example, more side effects of medications. Everything you do with enthusiasm, it gives you energy. then you become even burnout. If too much stress at work, you must do it differently or maybe find another job. "
You should also, according to the anthroposophical physician, motivated for the wrong things in your lifestyle. "That's often the hardest for people. So I had recently a throat cancer patient who kept on by smoking. He could not stop. I try to partner or children of such a person involving so one patient support and motivate certain things change. "
Oh, one thing he would like a little lost. " Chemotherapy and therapy with dendritic cells can never both. The chemotherapy makes the dendritic cells are broken, it should after each other. About three weeks after chemotherapy, you can get started. But the sooner you start this therapy, the better . then does the immune system and which is still reasonable, the dendritic cells do their job well. That is why I publish this therapy to a wider audience. "
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