Blueberry Extract Boosts Cancer Treatment Efficacy, Therapeutic Solutions Says
Executive Summary
Therapeutic Solutions says animal study data show synergy in use of NanoStilbene, its proprietary formulation of pterostilbene, together with anti-CTLA4 antibody, "the mouse equivalent" of ipilimumab, an immunotherapeutic in the "checkpoint inhibitors" family of drugs. It also notes early results of clinical trial with cancer patients suggesting NanoStilbene efficacy in increased activity of immune system "natural killer" cells and enhanced production of interferon gamma, a protein associated with cancer growth suppression.
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