{"id":13078,"date":"2014-10-12T15:55:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T20:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salud.carlosslim.org\/english2\/?p=13078"},"modified":"2014-10-13T13:48:16","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T18:48:16","slug":"drug-against-cancer-tumors-created-from-australian-berry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.salud.carlosslim.org\/english2\/drug-against-cancer-tumors-created-from-australian-berry\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug against Cancer Tumors Created from Australian Berry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13099 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.salud.carlosslim.org\/english2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/laboratorio.jpg\" alt=\"laboratorio\" width=\"196\" height=\"130\" \/>Scientists have succeeded to destroy cancerous tumors using an experimental drug derived from the seeds of a fruit found in north Queensland rainforests<\/strong>, Australia. The drug, called EBC-46 was produced by extracting a compound from the berry of the blushwood tree (Hylandia dockrillii), a plant only found in specific areas of the Atherton Tablelands.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Dr. Glen Boyle, researcher at the Institute for Medical Research QIMR Berghofer and leader of the study,<strong> a single injection of the drug directly into melanoma models (the most serious type of skin cancer), as well as into cancers of the head, neck and colon in animals, destroyed the tumors long-term in more than 70% of cases<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAbout 24 hours later, the tumour area goes black, a couple of days later you see a scab, and at around the 1.5 week mark, the scab falls off, leaving clean skin with no tumour there. The speed certainly surprised me,<\/em>\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers believe the drug triggers a cellular response which cuts off the blood supply to the tumour by opening it up. <em>\u201cThat\u2019s why we see a bruise-like situation forming in the tumour,\u201d<\/em> Boyle said. <em>\u201cThis seems to lead to an activation of the body\u2019s own immune system which then comes in and cleans up the mess.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This compound has been used by veterinarians in about 300 cases of cancer in companion animals including dogs, cats and horses. However, there was no evidence EBC-46 would be effective to treat cancers that had spread to other parts of the body, known as metastatic cancers, Boyle said.<\/p>\n<p>The drug is being developed by the company QBiotics as a human and veterinary pharmaceutical. This company is a subsidiary of EcoBiotics, the company which discovered the drug. The company is also examining the potential for a blushwood plantation.<\/p>\n<p>Ethical approval was recently granted for phase 1 human clinical trials, but even if those proved successful, it was unlikely the drug would replace conventional chemotherapy treatment, Boyle said.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cChemotherapy is still used because it is very effective for a lot of people,\u201d<\/em> he said. \u201c<em>But EBC-46 could perhaps be used in people who, for some reason, chemotherapy doesn\u2019t work [for], or for elderly patients whose body can\u2019t sustain another round of chemotherapy treatment.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The preclinical trial was funded by QIMR Berghofer and the National Health and Medical Research Council and the results were published in the journal PLOS One.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Through: <\/strong><em>The Guardian<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists have succeeded to destroy cancerous tumors using an experimental drug derived from the seeds of a fruit found in north Queensland rainforests, Australia. The drug, called EBC-46 was produced by extracting a compound from the berry of the blushwood tree (Hylandia dockrillii), a plant only found in specific areas of the Atherton Tablelands. 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