PubMed:16250329 JSONTXT

[The anticancer drug Kang-Lai-Te emulsion for infusion]. Kanglaite (KLT) emulsion for infusion is a new type of anticancer drug, prepared by extracting active antitumor components from the primary product of the Chinese plant Semen Coicis using modern technology, and formed as lipid emulsion for intravenous and intra-arterial injections. Clinical application of this drug demonstrates high efficacy of KLT in treatment of various tumors, such as lung, hepatic, stomach, and breast carcinomas. Its use leads to a significant increase of immune functions and improves life quality: when combined with radio-, chemotherapy, and auxiliary therapy, it leads to a significant increase of the therapeutic effect and reduces the toxic effects of these treatments. Deep study of the mechanism of KLT action, performed in large research centers of China, has demonstrated that the drug blocks tumor cell mitosis at the boundary of G2 and M phases of the cell cycle, induces tumor cell apoptosis, increases the expression of Fas/Apo-1 gene, which inhibits the growth of tumor cells, and reduces the expression of Bel-2 gene, which promotes it, inhibits angiogenesis, actively decreases cancer cachexy, and is able to overcome multiple drug resistance of tumor cells.