Polysaccharides isolated from Echinacea purpurea herba cell cultures to counteract undesired effects of chemotherapy-a pilot study

In an open prospective study with matched historical controls we aimed to evaluate whether a polysaccharide fraction isolated from the herb Echinacea purpurea could counteract the undesired effects of chemotherapy. Fifteen patients with advanced gastric cancer undergoing palliative chemotherapy wit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Phytotherapy research 2002-03, Vol.16 (2), p.138-142
Hauptverfasser:	Melchart, Dieter, Clemm, Christof, Weber, Bernhard, Draczynski, Thorsten, Worku, Felege, Linde, Klaus, Weidenhammer, Wolfgang, Wagner, Hildebert, Saller, Reinhard
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - adverse effects Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Cells, Cultured chemotherapy Echinacea Echinacea purpurea Etoposide - administration & dosage Etoposide - therapeutic use Female Fluorouracil - administration & dosage Fluorouracil - therapeutic use gastric cancer General pharmacology haematotoxicity Humans Leucovorin - administration & dosage Leucovorin - therapeutic use Leukocyte Count leukopenia Leukopenia - chemically induced Lymphocytes - drug effects Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food Pharmacology. Drug treatments Phytotherapy Pilot Projects Plant Extracts - administration & dosage Plant Extracts - adverse effects Plant Extracts - therapeutic use polysaccharides Polysaccharides - administration & dosage Polysaccharides - adverse effects Polysaccharides - therapeutic use Stomach Neoplasms - blood Stomach Neoplasms - complications Stomach Neoplasms - drug therapy Treatment Outcome
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