Abstract
PSK is the protein-bound polysaccharide isolated from Coriolus versicolor (strain CM-101) belonging to Basidiomycetes. It has been widely used as antitumor agent by oral route in Japan for cancer of digestive organs, lung cancer, breast cancer and so on. In this paper, clinical data for the radiation sensitizing effect of PSK in the treatment for the cervical cancer patients is reported. The action mechanism of PSK is still unclear.
Reference:
International congress series; no. 563; 578 p; ISBN 90 219 0563 9; 1982; p. 463-466; Excerpta Medica; Amsterdam (Netherlands); International Symposium on Immunomodulation by Microbial Products and Related Synthetic Compounds; Osaka (Japan); 27-29 Jul 1981
