abstract |
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a novel anticancer agent effective against cancer. When an agent prepared using an extract of Arctium lappa seeds was injected into a pancreatic cancer patients such that the daily dose of arctigenin was 100mg or greater, a tumor shrinkage effect was observed and a decrease in tumor markers was confirmed. The present invention provides an anticancer agent containing arctigenin such that the daily dose is 100mg or greater. Further, the present invention provides an anticancer agent containing arctigenin and arctiin in a weight ratio arctigenin / arctiin = 0.7-1.3. |