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Turkey Tail, Yun Zhi · 2012 · Patent

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DRUG FOR TREATING TUMOR, ANTITUMOR AGENT, METHOD FOR TREATING TUMOR AND KIT FOR TREATING TUMOR

Trametes versicolor

OncologyImmune supportRespiratory
SpeciesTurkey Tail, Yun Zhi
JournalNot listed
Year2012

Key points

  • The purpose of the present invention is to provide a drug for treating tumor which is capable of exhibiting a therapeutic effect on non-responders, from among patients with gastric cancer, colorectal cancer and small cell lung cancer, said non-responders showing little response (sensitivity) to an antitumor agent containing, as the active ingredient, protein polysaccharides derived from Trametes versicolor
  • The purpose can be achieved by a drug for treating tumor comprising an antitumor agent, which contains protein polysaccharides derived from Trametes versicolor as the active ingredient, together with an inhibitor of immunosuppressive cells which contains a compound having an activity of inhibiting immunosuppressive cells

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Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a drug for treating tumor which is capable of exhibiting a therapeutic effect on non-responders, from among patients with gastric cancer, colorectal cancer and small cell lung cancer, said non-responders showing little response (sensitivity) to an antitumor agent containing, as the active ingredient, protein polysaccharides derived from Trametes versicolor. The purpose can be achieved by a drug for treating tumor comprising an antitumor agent, which contains protein polysaccharides derived from Trametes versicolor as the active ingredient, together with an inhibitor of immunosuppressive cells which contains a compound having an activity of inhibiting immunosuppressive cells.

Citation

WADA TSUTOMU, FUJIOKA MASAKI, KONAGAI AYANO (2012). DRUG FOR TREATING TUMOR, ANTITUMOR AGENT, METHOD FOR TREATING TUMOR AND KIT FOR TREATING TUMOR.

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