MEDICAL REFERENCES

Antioxidants & Chemotherapy
Antioxidants &
Artemisinin
Ashwagandha
Avemar
Boswellia
Breast Cancer
Butyrate
Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Co-enzyme Q10
Curcumin &
Diet & General Integrative
Ginger
Grape Seed Extract &
Green Tea EGCG &
Indole-3-Carbinol
Alkylglycerols
(Withania)
Alpha Lipoic Acid
Herbs & Acupuncture
Resveratrol
Chemotherapy
Inflammation
Oncology  (Miscellany)
Polyphenols

Chemotherapy Alone vs. Chemotherapy Plus High-dose Multiple Antioxidants in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Pathak, et al., J. Am. Coll. Nutr. 2005; 24 (1): 16-21.

 

Adjuvant Immunotherapy with Oral Tegafur/Uracil Plus PSK in Patients with Stage II or III Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Study, Ohwadea, et al., Br. J. Cancer 2004; 90 (%): 1003-1010

 

Vitamin E May Protect Against Chemotherapy-induced Neuropathy,  Argyriou, et al, Neurology 2005; 64: 26-31.

 

Antioxidants Against Cancer,Moss, 2000, Equinox Press.

 

Tocopherol-associated Protein-1 Accelerates Apoptosis Induced by Alpha-Tocopherol Succinate in Mesothelioma Cells, Neuzil, Dong, Wang & Zingg, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.  2006; 343 (4): 1113-1117.

 

A Randomized Controlled trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Vitamin E Supplementation for Protection Against Cisplatin-induced Peripheral Neuropathy: Final Results, Argiyriou, Chroni, Koutras, et al, Support. Care Cancer 2006; 14 (11): 1134-1140.

 

Augmented Efficacy of Tamoxifen in Rat Breast Tumorigenesis when Gavaged along with Riboflavin, Niacin and CoQ10: Effects on Lipid Peroxidation and Antioxidants in Mitochondria, Perumal, Shanti & Sachdanandam, Chem. Biol. Interact. 2005; 152 (1): 49-58.

 

Supplementation with Antioxidant Micronutrients and Chemotherapy-induced Toxicity in Cancer Patients Treated with Cisplatin-based Chemotherapy: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study, Weijl, Elsendoorn, Lentjes, et al.,  Eur. J. Cancer, 2004; 40: 1713-1723.

 

Selenium as an Element in the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer in Women Receiving Chemotherapy, Selja, & Talerceyk,  Gynec. Oncol.  2004; 93: 320-327.

 

Selenium (Se) Deficiency in Women with Ovarian Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy and the Influence of Supplementation with this Micro-element on Biochemical Parameters, Sieja, Pharmazie 1998; 53 (7): 473-476.

 

The Protective Role of Selenium on the Toxicity of Cisplatin-contained Chemotherapy Regimen in Cancer Patients, Hu, Chen, Zhang, et al., Biol. Trace Elem. Res. 1997; 56 (3): 331-341.

 

Apoptosis Induced by Selenomethionine and Methioninase is Superoxide Mediated and p53 dependent in Human Prostate Cancer Cells,  Zhao, Domann & Zhong,  Mol. Cancer Ther. 2006; 5 (12): 3275-3284.

 

A Pilot Study on the Relation Between Cisplatin Neuropathy and Vitamin E,  Bove, Pcardo, Maresca, et al., J. Exp. Clin. Cancer Res. 2001; 20: 277-280.

 

Neuroprotective Effect of Vitamin E Supplementation in Patients treated with Cisplatin Chemotherapy, Pace, Savarese, Picardo, et al., J. Clin. Oncol. 2003; 21:927-931.

 

Neuroprotective Effect of Reduced Glutathione on Oxiplatin-based Chemotherapy in Advanced Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial, Cascinu, et al., J. Clin. Oncol. 2002; 20 (16): 3478-3483.

 

High Curative Resection Rate with Weekly Cisplatin, 5-Fluorouracil, Epidoxorubicin, 6S-Leukovorin, Glutathione & Filgastrimin Patients with Locally Advanced, Unresectable Gastric Cancer: A Report from the Italian Group Study of Digestive Tract Cancer, Cascinu, Br. J. Cancer

2004; 90 (8): 1521-1525.

 

Glutathione Reduces the Toxicity and Improves Quality of Life of Women Diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer: Results of a Double-blind Randomized Trial.  Smyth, Bowman, Perren, et al., Ann. Oncol. 1997; 8 (6): 569-573.

 
Dose Intensification of Platinum Compounds with Glutathione Protection as Induction Chemotherapy for Advanced Ovarian Carcinoma, Bohm, et al., Oncology 1999; 57 (2): 115-120.

The Use of Antioxidants with First-Line Chemotherapy in Two Cases of Ovarian Cancer, Drisko, Chapman & Hunter, J. Am. Coll. Nutr. 2003; 22 (2): 118-123.

 

Coenzyme Q10 for Prevention of Anthracycline-induced Cardiotoxicity, Conklin, Integr. Canc. Ther., 2005; 4 (2): 110-130.

 

Protective Effect of Coenzyme Q10 in Cardiotoxicity Induced by Adriamycin, Okuma, Furuta & Ota, Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 1984; 11 (3): 502-508.                                         

 

The Use of Antioxidants with First-line Chemotherapy in Two Cases of Ovarian Cancer, Drisko, Chapman & Hunter, J. Am Coll Nutr  2003; 22 (2): 118-123.

 

Use of Antioxidant Supplements During Breast Cancer Treatment: A Comprehensive Review, Greenlee, Hershman & Jacobson,  Breast Cancer Res Treat 2008 Oct. 7, (epub ahead of print – PMID 18839308)

 

Methylseleninic acid [selenium] Synergizes with Tamoxifen to Induce Caspase-mediated Apoptosis in Breast Cancer Cells, Li, et al., Mol. Cancer Ther. 2008; 7 (9): 3056-3063.

 

Ascorbic Acid and Adriamycin Toxicity, Shimpko, et al., Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 1991; 54 (Suppl. 6): 1298S-1301S.


Impact of Antioxidant Supplementation on Chemotherapeutic Efficacy: A Systematic Review of the Evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials, Block, Koch, Mead, et al., Cancer Treat. Rev. 2007; 33 (5): 407–418.

 

Silibinin Sensitizes Human Prostate Carcinoma DU145 Cells to Cisplatin- and Carboplatin-induced Growth Inhibition and Apoptotic Death, Dhanalakshmi, Agarwal, Glode & Agarwal, Int. J. Cancer 2003; 106 (5): 699-705.

 

Anti-proliferative Effect of Silybin on Gynaecological Malignancies: Synergism with Cisplatin and Doxorubicin, Scambia, De Vincenzo, Ranelletti, et al., Eur. J. Cancer Part A 1996; 32: 877-882.

 

Silibinin Restores Paclitaxel Sensitivity to Paclitaxel-resistant Human Ovarian Carcinoma Cells, Anticancer Res. 2008; 28 (2A): 1119-1127.

 

Drug Resistance Against Gemcitabine and Topotecan Mediated by Constitutive hsp70 Over-expression in vitro: Implication of Quercetin as Sensitiser in Chemotherapy, Sliutz, Karlseder, Tempfer, et al., Br. J. Cancer 1996 ; 74 (2): 172-177.

 

Quercetin Potentiates the Effect of Adriamycin in a Multidrug-resistant MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cell Line: P-glycoprotein as a Possible Target, Scambia, Ranelletti, Panic, et al., Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol. 1994;34 (6): 459-464.

 

The Synergistic Reversal Effect of Multi-drug Resistance by Quercetin and Hyperthermia in Doxorubicin-resistant Human Myelogenous Leukemia Cells, Shen, Zhang, Wu & Zhu, Int, J. Hyperthermia 2008; 24 (2): 151-159.

 

Effects of Quercetin on the Cell Growth and the Intra-cellular Accumulation and Retention of Adriamycin, Asaum, Matsuzaki, Kawasak, et al., Anticancer Res. 2000; 20 (4): 2477-2483.

 

Synergistic Anti-cancer Effects of Grapeseed Extract and Conventional Cytotoxic Agent Doxorubicin Against Human Breast Carcinoma Cells, Sharma, Tyagi, Singh, et al., Breast Cancer Res. Treat. 2004; 85 (1): 1-12.

 

The Synergistic Reversal Effect of Multidrug Resistance by Quercetin and Hyperthermia in Doxorubicin-Resistant Human Myelogenous Leukemia Cells, Shen, Zhang, Wu & Zhu, Int. J. Hyperthermia  2008 ;24 (2): 151-159.

 

Five Years Survival in Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy Alone or Chemotherapy and Melatonin: A Randomized Trial, Lissoni, Chilelli, Villa, et al.,J. Pineal Res. 2003; 35 (1): 12-15.

 

Bio-modulation of Cancer Chemotherapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Study of Weekly Low-dose Irinotecan Alone versus Irinotecan Plus the Oncostatic Pineal Hormone Melatonin in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients Progressing on 5-fluorouracil-containing Combinations, Cerea, Vaghi, Ardizzoia, et al.,  Anticancer Res. 2003; 23 (2C):1951-1954.

 

A Phase II Study of Chemo-neuroimmunotherapy with Platinum, Subcutaneous Low-dose Interleukin-2 and the Pineal Neurohormone Melatonin (P.I.M.) as a Second-line Therapy in Metastatic Melanoma Patients Progressing on Dacarbazine Plus Interferon-alpha, Lissoni, Vaghi, Ardizzoia, et al., In Vivo. 2002; 16 (2): 93-96.

 

Decreased Toxicity and Increased Efficacy of Cancer Chemotherapy Using the Pineal Hormone Melatonin in Metastatic Solid Tumour Patients with Poor Clinical Status, Lissoni, Barni, Mandalà, et al., Eur. J. Cancer 1999; 35 (12): 1688-1692

Use of Herbs and Supplements by Chemotherapy Patients Attending an Integrative Cancer Clinic, Block, Gyllenhaal,  
		Koch, et al., Presented at annual meeting of the Society for Integrative Oncology, San Francisco CA, Nov. 21 2007.

A Pilot Study on the Effect of Acetyl-l-Carnitine in Paclitaxel and Cisplatin-induced Peripheral Neuropathy, Maestri, De Pasquale Ceratti, Cdari et al., Tumori 2005; 91 (2): 135-138.

 

Potential Role of Levo-Carnitine Supplementation for the Treatment of Chemotherapy-induced Fatigue in Non-anaemic Cancer Patients, Graziano, Bisonni, Catalano, et al., Br. J. Cancer 2002; 86 (12): 1854-1857.

 

Prevention by L-carnitine of Interleukin-2 Related Cardio-toxicity During Cancer Chemotherapy, Lissoni, Galli, Tancini & Barni, Tumori 1993; 79 (3): 202-204.

 

Acetyl-l-carnitine Prevents and Reduces Paclitaxel-induced Painful Peripheral Neuropathy, Flatters, Xiao & Bennett, Neurosci. Lett. 2006; 397 (3): 219-223.

 

Reversal of Doxorubicin-induced Cardiac Metabolic Damage by L-Carnitine, Sayed-Ahmed, Shaarawy, Shouman & Osman,  Pharmacol Res. 1999; 39 (4): 289-295

 

Oral Glutamine is Effective for Preventing Oxaliplatin-induced Neuropathy in Colorectal Cancer Patients, Wang Lin, Lin et al., Oncologist 2007; 12 (3): 312-319.

 

Oral Glutamine Reduces the Duration and Severity of Stomatitis after Cytotoxic Cancer Chemotherapy, Anderson, Schroeder & Skubitz,  Cancer 1998; 83 (7): 1433-1439.

 

Glutamine Supplementation in Cancer Patients, Yoshida, Kaibara, Ishibashi & Shirouzu, Nutrition 2001; 17 (9): 766-768.

 

Clinical Use of Glutamine Supplementation, Wernerman, J. Nutr. 2008; 138 (10): 2040S-2044S.

 

The Effect of Glutamine Supplementation on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Outcome in Children: A Case-control Study, Kuskonmaz, Yalcin, Kucukbayrak, et al.,  Pediatr. Transplant.  2008; 12 (1): 47-51.

 

Glutamine Supplementation in Cancer Patients Receiving Bone Marrow Transplantation and High-dose Chemotherapy, Ziegler, J. Nutr. 2001; 131 (9 Supplement): 2578S-2584S; discussion 2590S.

 

Nutrition Support for Bone Marrow Transplant Patients, Murray & Pindoria, Cochrane Database Syst. Rev.  2008; (4): CD002920.

 

Effects of Oral Glutamine Supplementation on Children with Solid Tumors Receiving Chemotherapy, Okur, Ezgu, Tumer, et al.,  Pediatr. Hematol. Oncol. 2006; 23 (4): 277-285.

 

Exogenous Glutamine: the Clinical Evidence, Bongers, Griffiths & McArdle, Crit. Care Med.  2007; 35 (9 Supplement): 545S-552S.

 

Bolus Oral Glutamine Protects Rats Against CPT-11-induced Diarrhea and Differentially Activates Cytoprotective Mechanisms in Host Intestine But Not Tumor, Xue, Sawyer, Field, et al., J. Nutr. 2008; 138 (4): 740-746.

 

Prevention of Chemotherapy and Radiation Toxicity with Glutamine, Savarese, Savy, Vahdat, et al., Cancer Treat. Rev.  2003: 29 (6): 501-513.

 

Oral Glutamine for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy, Amara, Ann. Pharmacother. 2008; 42 (10): 1481-1485.

 

Oral Glutamine Ameliorates Chemotherapy-induced Changes of Intestinal Permeability and Does Not Interfere with the Antitumor Effect of Chemotherapy in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Prospective Randomized Trial, Li, Yu, Liu, et al.,  Tumori,  2006; 92 (5): 396-401.

Oleic Acid, the Main Monounsaturated Fatty Acid of Olive Oil, Suppresses Her-2/neu (erbB-2) Expression and Synergistically Enhances the Growth Inhibitory Effects of Trastuzumab (Herceptin) in Breast Cancer Cells with Her-2/neu Oncogene Amplification, Menendez, Vellon, Colomer & Lupu,  Ann. Oncol. 2005; 16 (3): 359-371.

 

Oxidant-Antioxidant Status in Relation to Survival Among Breast Cancer Patients, Saintot, Mathieu-Daude, Astre, et al., Int. J. Cancer 2002; 97 (5): 574-579.

 

Clinical Corner: Herb-drug Interactions in Cancer Chemotherapy: Theoretical Concerns Regarding Drug Metabolizing Enzymes, Block & Gyllenhaal,  Integr. Cancer Ther. 2002; 1 (1): 83-89.

 

Treatment with Antioxidant and Other Nutrients in Combination with Chemotherapy and Irradiation in Patients with Small-cell Lung Cancer, Jaakkola , Lähteenmäki , Laakso, et al., Anticancer Res. 1992; 12 (3): 599-606.

Neuroprotective Effect of Reduced Glutathione on Cisplatin-based Chemotherapy in Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Randomized Double-blind Placebo Controlled Trial, Cascinu, Cordella, Del Ferro E, et al., J. Clin. Oncol. 1995; 1: 26-32.

 

Glutathione Improves the Therapeutic Index of Cisplatin and Quality of Life for Patients with Ovarian Cancer, Smyth, Bowman, Perren, et al., Proc. ASCO 1995; 14: 761.

 

Weekly Cisplatin and Glutathione in Relapsed Ovarian Carcinoma, Colombo, Bini, Miceli, et al., Int. J. Gynecol. Cancer 1995; 5: 81-86.

Melatonin
Milk Thistle
Mistletoe Lectins
Mitochondria
Modified Citrus Pectin
Mushrooms (Reishi,
Omega 3 Oils
Phytoestrogens & Soy
Pomegranate &
Prevention
Quercitin
Radiation
Bibliography
Recommended
Web Resources
Journals
Stem Cells & Immune Cells
Button Mushrooms, etc.)
Ellagic Acid
Sugar, Insulin & IGF
Surgery
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin K
Low-Dose
Naltrexone

Dietary Antioxidants During Cancer Chemotherapy: Impact on Chemotherapeutic Effectiveness and Development of Side-effects, Conklin,Nutr. Can. 2000; 37 (1): 1-18.

 

Impact of Antioxidant Supplementation on Chemotherapeutic Efficacy: a Systematic Review of the Evidence from Randomized Controlled Trials, Block, Koch, Mead, et al., Cancer Treat. Rev. 2007; 33 (5): 407-418.

 

Antioxidants and Other Nutrients Do Not Interfere with Chemotherapy or Radiation Therapy and Can Increase Kill and Increase Survival, Part 2. Simone, Simone, Simone & Simone, Altern. Ther. Health Med. 2007; 13 (2): 40-47.

 

Chemotherapy-associated Oxidative Stress, Conklin, Integr. Cancer Ther. 2004; 3 (4): 294-299.

 

High Doses of Multiple Antioxidant Vitamins: Essential Ingredients in Improving the Efficacy of Standard Cancer Therapy, Prasad, Kumar,et al, J. Amer. Coll. Nutr.,  1999; 18: 13-25.

 

Supplements During Chemotherapy, McKinney,Alive - Canadian Journal of Health & Nutrition, April 2004; 258: 36.

 

To Combine or Not to Combine: Natural Health products and Chemotherapy?, Lemmo, Townsend Letter Aug.-Sept. 2006; #277/78: 76-77.

 

Reduction of Paclitaxel-induced Peripheral Neuropathy with Glutamine, Vahdat, Papadopoulos, Lange, et al, Clin. Cancer Res. 2001; 7 (5): 1192-1197.

 

Glutamine Protects Against Doxorubicin-induced Cardiotoxicity, Cao, Kennedy & Klimberg, J. Surg. Res. 1999; 85 (1) 178-182.

 

Prevention of Chemotherapy and Radiation Toxicity with Glutamine, Savarese, Savy, Vahdat, et al., Cancer Treat. Rev. 2003; 29 (6): 501-513

 

Baseline Nutritional Status is Predictive of Response to Treatment and Survival in Patients Treated by Definitive Chemo-radiotherapy for a Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer,Di Fiore, Lecleire, Pop, et al., Am J Gastroenterol. 2007; 102 (11): 2557-63.  Epub 2006 Aug 4.

 

Antioxidants and Cancer Therapy; Their Actions and Interactions with Oncologic Therapies,  Lamson & Brignall  Alt. Med. Rev. 1999; Vol. 4 No.5: 304-329.

 

Antioxidants and Cancer Therapy II – Quick reference Guide,  Lamson & Brignall, Alt. Med. Rev. 2000; Vol. 5 No. 2: 152-163.

 

Antioxidants and Cancer III – Quercitin,  Lamson & Brignall, Alt. Med. Rev. 2000; Vol. 5 No. 6: 196-208.

 

Orthomolecular Oncology Review: Ascorbic Acid & Cancer 25 Years Later, Gonzalez, Riordan, et al, Integr. Cancer Ther.  2005; 4 (1): 32-44.

 

Antioxidants and Cancer Therapy  Integr. Cancer Ther.  Special Edition 2004; 3 (4): 277-383.

  • Multiple Dietary Antioxidants Enhance the Efficacy of Standard and Experimental Cancer Therapies & Decrease Their Toxicity, Prasad.: 310-321.
  • Chemotherapy-Associated Oxidative Stress: Impact on Chemotherapeutic Effectiveness, Conklin: 294-300.
  • Dietary Antioxidants & Human Cancer, Borek: 333-341.
  • Antioxidants & Cancer Therapy: Furthering the Debate, Block: 342-348.

The Use of Vitamin C and Other Antioxidants with Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy in Cancer Treatment,  Gunn, Hoffer & Stoute  J. Orthomolec. Med.  Special Issue 2004; Vol. 19 No.4: 194-255.

  • Editorial: The Use of Vitamin C and Other Antioxidants with Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy in Cancer Treatment,  Hoffer & Gunn: 195-197.
  • The Use of Vitamin C with Chemotherapy in Cancer Treatment: An Annotated Bibliography: Stoute: 198-245.
  • The Use of Antioxidants with Chemotherapy & Radiotherapy in Cancer Treatment: A Review,  Gunn: 246-255.

All-trans Retinoic Acid Potentiates Tamoter-induced Cell Death Mediated by Jun N-terminal Kinase in Breast Cancer Cells, Wang and Weider, Oncogene 2004; 23 (2): 426-433.

 

Retinoic Acid Enhances the Cytotoxic Effects of Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Cells, Pettersson, Colston & Dalgleish, Pancreas 2001; 23 (3): 273-279.

 

Drug Resistance Against Gemcitabine and Topotecan Mediated by Constituitive HSP70 Overexpression in vitro: Implication of Quercitin as Sensitiser in Chemotherapy, Sliutz, Karlseder, Temfer, et al., Br. J. Cancer 1996; 74 (2): 172-177.

         

Molecular Pathways in the Chemosensitization of Cisplatin by Quercitin in Human Head and Neck Cancer, Sharma, Sen & Singh, Cancer Biol. Ther. 2005; 4 (9): 949-955.

 

Antioxidant Levels Tied to Treatment Toxicities in ALL, Kelly, et. al.  Paediat. Blood Cancer  2005; 44: 1-8.

 

Low Antioxidant Vitamin Intakes are Associated with Increases in Adverse Effects of Chemotherapy in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Kennedy, et al., J. Clin. Nutr. 2004; 79 (6): 1029-1036.

 

Antioxidant Status Decreases in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia During the First Six Months of Chemotherapy Treatment, Tapani, Nissinen, et al., Br. J. Nutr. 2004; 92: 665-669.

 

Antioxidants and Other Nutrients Do Not Interfere with Chemotherapy or Radiation Therapy and Can Increase Kill and Increase Survival, Part 1,  Simone, et al., Altern Ther. Health Med. 2007; 13: 22-28.

Anti-tumor Activity of Gemcitabine and Oxaliplatin is Augmented by Thymoquinone in Pancreatic Cancer, Banerjee, Kaseb, Wang, et al., Cancer Res. 2009; 69 (13): 5575-5583.