The Effect of Lentinan Combination Therapy for Unresectable Advanced Gastric Cancer
This 2012 retrospective study evaluated the impact of lentinan, a β-glucan extracted from shiitake mushrooms, as an adjunct to S-1 and paclitaxel chemotherapy in 39 patients with unresectable advanced gastric cancer. The treatment group (n=19) received lentinan in combination with chemotherapy, while the control group (n=20) did not. Although there