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Beta Glucan & Cancer: Unlocking the Immune System
Can a “memory boost” for white blood cells help cancer treatments work better?New
A mushroom-derived sugar “trains” bone marrow to make cancer-fighting neutrophils in mice.New
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A yeast sugar particle “trains” lung immune cells to block cancer spread by flipping a mitochondrial switch.New
Starting oral β-glucan at the beginning of a neuroblastoma vaccine series boosted antibody levels without extra side effects, but it didn’t change how many patients became responders.New
New 'Chemo-Free' Combination Therapy is applied to a Small Group of Lung Cancer Patients Resistant to Immunotherapy with Promising ResultsNew
Immune-Boosting β-glucan Supplement Shows Promise for Pancreatic and Bile Duct Cancer Patients After SurgeryNew
Oral Yeast Beta-glucan (β-glucan) Supplement Protects against Lethal Cutaneous Anthrax and Reduces Tumor Growth in MiceNew
Medicinal Mushrooms Show Promise in Supporting Brain Cancer TreatmentNew
Beta Glucan and Cancer Immunity: Bridging Innate and Adaptive DefenseNew
- Kogan, G (1-3,1-6)-β-D-glucans of yeast and fungi and their biological activity. 2000
- Oh J,Choi E,Yoon DH,Park TY,Shrestha B,Choi HK,Sung GH. (1)H-NMR-Based Metabolic Profiling of Cordyceps militaris to Correlate the Development Process and Anti-Cancer Effect. 20190725
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- Gargano The Role of Medicinal Mushrooms in Brain Cancer Therapies: Review 2021
- Ikewaki β-glucan vaccine adjuvant approach for cancer treatment through immune enhancement (B-VACCIEN) in specific immunocompromised populations (Review) 2022
- Tsukada Effects of Nichi BRITE b-glucans as an onco-nutrition adjuvant in patients undergoing subtotal stomach-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (SSPPD) for pancreatic, bile duct and duodenal malignancies: A clinical study 2025
- Geng β-glucan combined with Envafolimab and Endostar as immune rechallenge for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer 2024
- Karaca Positive effects of oral β-glucan on mucositis and leukopenia in colorectal cancer patients receiving adjuvant FOLFOX-4 combination chemotherapy. 2014
- Ostadrahimi Effect of beta glucan on white blood cell counts and serum levels of IL-4 and IL-12 in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. 2014
- Cheung Effect of Oral β-Glucan on Antibody Response to Ganglioside Vaccine in Patients With High-Risk Neuroblastoma 2022
- Ding Inducing trained immunity in pro-metastatic macrophages to control tumor metastasis 2024
- Geller The induction of peripheral trained immunity in the pancreas incites anti-tumor activity to control pancreatic cancer progression 2022
- Kalafati Innate Immune Training of Granulopoiesis Promotes Anti-tumor Activity 2020
- Vuscan Microbial-induced trained immunity for cancer immunotherapy 2025
- Murphy β-Glucan Metabolic and Immunomodulatory Properties and Potential for Clinical Application 2020