Complete Long Term Remission of a Residual/ Recurring Ovarian Cancer Through the Immunobiological Issels Treatment without any further Standard Treatment
Patient J.K., Born 1914, File 49/54
8 years cancer free without any recurrence, patient leading a healthy normal life.
TREATMENT HISTORY First Diagnosis | Standard Treatment | Issels Treatment
August 1953
Diagnosis: Bilaterial Carcinoma of the Ovaries with Dissemination and Hemorrhagic Ascites.
Histology: Grade I papillary cyst-adenocarcinoma.
Treatment: Exploratory laparotomy.
Standard/ Conventional Treatment
September 1953
Diagnosis: Carcinoma involving both ovaries with multiple areas of carcinomatosis. Mayo-Clinic, Rochester/USA.
Histology: Multilocular intra-and extracystic Grade I papillary cyst Adenocarcinoma. Pathol. Dept. Mayo-Clinic, Rochester/USA.
Treatment: Total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo- oophorectomy (surgical removal of both ovaries); radioactive gold implant; post-operative radiation therapy.
Mayo-Clinic, Rochester/USA.
Partial Remission.
January 1954
Residual Tumor or Recurrence: A cherry-sized and a plum-sized resistance are palpable.
No Further Standard Treatment.
January to April 1954
Issels Treatment: 17 weeks of immunobiological treatment at the Issels hospital and 6 months of out-patient follow-up.
April 1954
Remission.
Follow-up until 1962
September 1962
Patient presents to Issels hospital during a vacation in Europe.
8 years cancer free without any recurrence, patient leading a healthy normal life.
DISCLAIMER: The extent of the response to treatment varies from patient to patient, even with similar diagnosis as the internal bodily environment is unique to each individual patient.
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