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 patients | 78 | Age (year) | | Mean ± standard deviation | 65.6 ± 10.3 | Range | 29−79 | Gender (Male/Female) | 46/32 |
| Diagnosis | Number 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 treatment | Number of patients |
| Operation | 57 | Chemotherapy | 19 | Radiotherapy | 30 |
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