Research Article

Phase I Clinical Study of the Dietary Supplement, Agaricus blazei Murill, in Cancer Patients in Remission

Table 1

Inclusion criteria for eligibility and demographic and clinical characteristics of patients previously treated (n = 78).

Radical operation for cancer and completely recovered from operation
No cancer therapy within 30 days
No use of supplements
No severe organ dysfunction
Age 20–80
Written informed consent

Number of patients78
Age (year)
 Mean ± standard deviation65.6 ± 10.3
 Range29−79
Gender (Male/Female)46/32

DiagnosisNumber of patients

Prostate cancer (early/advance)38 (38/0)
Endometrial cancer (early/advance)12 (8/4)
Bladder cancer (early/advance)8 (6/2)
Ovarian cancer (early/advance)6 (3/3)
Cervical cancer (early/advance)6 (3/3)
Gastric cancer (early/advance)2 (2/0)
Others (number of patients) (early/advance)6 (2/4)
 Endometrial stromal sarcoma (1), uterine  sarcoma (1), vaginal cancer (1), oral cavity  cancer (1),
 Breast cancer (1), renal cell carcinoma (1)

Previous treatmentNumber of patients

Operation57
Chemotherapy19
Radiotherapy30