Leukemia
Complete remission of CLL can be associated with Chinese herbal extract
Published in Cancer Weekly, August 26th, 2003
According to recent research from the United States, "We report the case of a man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who, in the absence of cytotoxic chemotherapy, began taking a Chinese herbal extract.
"Shortly thereafter, he experienced a steady decline of his lymphocytosis and adenopathy, and he remains in remission now over 10 years later. The herbal extract inhibited the survival of primary CLL cells under in vitro culture conditions," wrote T.E. Battle and colleagues, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Medical Oncology.
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2003-08-26)
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