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ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Research Progress on the Synergistic Anti-Tumor Effect of Natural Anti-Tumor Components of Chinese Herbal Medicine Combined with Chemotherapy Drugs.

Hongrui Zhou, Mengxue Zhang, Huihui Cao, Xintong Du, Xin Zhang, Jin Wang, Xiuli Bi

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Review in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
7.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hongrui ZhouCollege of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China.
Mengxue ZhangCollege of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China.
Huihui CaoCollege of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China.
Xintong DuCollege of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China.
Xin ZhangCollege of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China.
Jin WangCollege of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China.
Xiuli BiCollege of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China.
Liaoning University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The application of chemotherapy drugs in tumor treatment has a long history, but the lack of selectivity of drugs often leads to serious side effects during chemotherapy. The natural anti-tumor ingredients derived from Chinese herbal medicine are attracting increased attention due to their diverse anti-tumor effects, abundant resources, and minimal side effects. An effective anti-tumor strategy may lie in the combination of these naturally derived anti-tumor ingredients with conventional chemotherapy drugs. This approach could potentially inhibit tumor growth and the development of drug resistance in tumor cells while reducing the adverse effects of chemotherapy drugs. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the combined therapy strategies integrating natural anti-tumor components from Chinese herbal medicine with chemotherapy drugs in current research. We primarily summarize various compounds in Chinese herbal medicine exhibiting natural anti-tumor activities and the relevant mechanisms in synergistic anti-tumor combination therapy. The focus of this paper is on underlining that this integrative approach, combining natural anti-tumor components of Chinese herbal medicine with chemotherapy drugs, presents a novel cancer treatment methodology, thereby providing new insights for future oncological research.

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chemotherapyChinese herbal medicinecombination therapynatural anti-tumor ingredients

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PMID38139860
PMCPMC10748242
OpenAlexW4389780869

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