Chinese herbal medicines for induction of remission in advanced or late gastric cancer

Developments in cancer prevention and treatment using traditional Chinese medicine

“…Issues and problems waiting to be solved Several systematic reviews [33][34][35] show the international community's concern about cancer treatment with TCM. These research findings suggest that, although the results are promising, large and well-designed clinical trials are urgently required before any confident conclusions can be drawn about the value of TCM.…”

Developments in cancer prevention and treatment using traditional Chinese medicine

“…Issues and problems waiting to be solved Several systematic reviews [33][34][35] show the international community's concern about cancer treatment with TCM. These research findings suggest that, although the results are promising, large and well-designed clinical trials are urgently required before any confident conclusions can be drawn about the value of TCM.…”

Huachansu injection inhibits metastasis of pancreatic cancer in mice model of human tumor xenograft

“…HCS is a water-soluble preparation made from Bufo gargarizans’s skin, which has been widely used in China and other Asian countries in clinics for malignant tumors [ 18 , 19 ]. So far, it has been verified that HCS has significant anti-cancer effects in some gastrointestinal tumors such as hepatic, gastric, pancreatic and esophageal carcinoma [ 20 – 23 ]. Experiment showed that anti-tumor effects of HCS has been observed in Human Pancreatic Cancer-cell mice, with the increase in concentration of HCS, cell cycle was maintained at the S-phase, with pRb protein expression upregulation [ 24 , 25 ].…”

Anticancer effects of β-elemene in gastric cancer cells and its potential underlying proteins: A proteomic study

“…Among various ingredients eligible for adjuvant therapy for gastric cancer, the significance of natural products, particularly the essence extracted from Chinese herbs are gaining increasing attention in basic and clinical research (12). β-elemene (1-methyl-1-vinyl-2,4-diisopropenyl-cyclohexane) is a novel anticancer agent extracted from the Chinese medicinal herb Curcuma wenyujin (13).…”

Developments in cancer prevention and treatment using traditional Chinese medicine

“…Issues and problems waiting to be solved Several systematic reviews [33][34][35] show the international community's concern about cancer treatment with TCM. These research findings suggest that, although the results are promising, large and well-designed clinical trials are urgently required before any confident conclusions can be drawn about the value of TCM.…”

Huachansu injection inhibits metastasis of pancreatic cancer in mice model of human tumor xenograft

“…HCS is a water-soluble preparation made from Bufo gargarizans’s skin, which has been widely used in China and other Asian countries in clinics for malignant tumors [ 18 , 19 ]. So far, it has been verified that HCS has significant anti-cancer effects in some gastrointestinal tumors such as hepatic, gastric, pancreatic and esophageal carcinoma [ 20 – 23 ]. Experiment showed that anti-tumor effects of HCS has been observed in Human Pancreatic Cancer-cell mice, with the increase in concentration of HCS, cell cycle was maintained at the S-phase, with pRb protein expression upregulation [ 24 , 25 ].…”

Anticancer effects of β-elemene in gastric cancer cells and its potential underlying proteins: A proteomic study

“…Among various ingredients eligible for adjuvant therapy for gastric cancer, the significance of natural products, particularly the essence extracted from Chinese herbs are gaining increasing attention in basic and clinical research (12). β-elemene (1-methyl-1-vinyl-2,4-diisopropenyl-cyclohexane) is a novel anticancer agent extracted from the Chinese medicinal herb Curcuma wenyujin (13).…”

Developments in cancer prevention and treatment using traditional Chinese medicine

“…Issues and problems waiting to be solved Several systematic reviews [33][34][35] show the international community's concern about cancer treatment with TCM. These research findings suggest that, although the results are promising, large and well-designed clinical trials are urgently required before any confident conclusions can be drawn about the value of TCM.…”

Huachansu injection inhibits metastasis of pancreatic cancer in mice model of human tumor xenograft

“…HCS is a water-soluble preparation made from Bufo gargarizans’s skin, which has been widely used in China and other Asian countries in clinics for malignant tumors [ 18 , 19 ]. So far, it has been verified that HCS has significant anti-cancer effects in some gastrointestinal tumors such as hepatic, gastric, pancreatic and esophageal carcinoma [ 20 – 23 ]. Experiment showed that anti-tumor effects of HCS has been observed in Human Pancreatic Cancer-cell mice, with the increase in concentration of HCS, cell cycle was maintained at the S-phase, with pRb protein expression upregulation [ 24 , 25 ].…”

Anticancer effects of β-elemene in gastric cancer cells and its potential underlying proteins: A proteomic study

“…Among various ingredients eligible for adjuvant therapy for gastric cancer, the significance of natural products, particularly the essence extracted from Chinese herbs are gaining increasing attention in basic and clinical research (12). β-elemene (1-methyl-1-vinyl-2,4-diisopropenyl-cyclohexane) is a novel anticancer agent extracted from the Chinese medicinal herb Curcuma wenyujin (13).…”