Targeting Cancer Stem Cells with Phytochemicals

Table 2.

Evaluation of Phytochemicals in Clinical Trials

Phytochemical Phase Cancer Target Result Reference
“In progress” denotes the clinical trial is: recruiting, not yet recruiting, active but not recruiting, or completed with no published results. CML, chronic myeloid leukemia; PSA, prostate specific antigen; HG-PIN, high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia; CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia; AZA, 5-aza-cytidine; IFN, interferon. *Indicates reference found at www.clinicaltrials.gov with corresponding identifier code (NCT).
I/II Prostate Reduced conversion rate from HG-PIN to prostate cancer (34)
II Prostate Limited clinical benefit (96)
II Prostate Doubling time to disease progression (97)
Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) (or green tea extracts) II Bladder In progress *NCT00666562
I Breast In progress *NCT00516243
II Cervical In progress *NCT00303823
I Esophageal In progress *NCT00233935
I/II Leukemia In progress *NCT00262743
II Prostate Improvement in overall patient survival (37)
I Prostate In progress *NCT00524680
Vitamin D II Breast In progress *NCT00656019
II Myelodysplastic syndromes or CML In progress *NCT00052832
II Thyroid In progress *NCT00719615
II Prostate Decrease in PSA concentrations (98)
Genistein II Breast In progress *NCT00290758
II Bladder In progress *NCT00118040
I Endometrial In progress *NCT00099008
Genistein (other isoflavones) II Prostate Decrease in PSA concentrations (99)
Genistein/aldesleukin II Kidney and melanoma In progress * NCT00276835
Silymarin II Leukemia In progress *NCT00055718
Resveratrol II Colon In progress *NCT00256334
Selenium II Prostate In progress *NCT00217516
III Lung In progress *NCT00008385
Selenium/celecoxib II Breast In progress *NCT00188604
II Esophageal In progress *NCT00005885
Selenium/vitamin E III Bladder In progress *NCT00553345
Selenium/vitamin E III Colon In progress *NCT00706121
Curcumin II Colon In progress *NCT00365209
II Pancreatic Completed *NCT00094445
Curcumin/bioperine I Osteosarcoma In progress *NCT00689195
I Multiple myeloma In progress *NCT00113841
I/II Prostate In progress *NCT00286806
Gossypol II Lymphoma and leukemia In progress *NCT00275431
I/II Breast Negligible anti-tumor activity (100)
Gossypol/rituximab II CLL In progress *NCT00286780
II Follicular lymphoma In progress *NCT00440388
Gossypol/cisplatin/etoposide I Lung In progress *NCT00544596
Retinoic acid (tretinoin) I/II Thyroid Some effect on dedifferentiation status (101)
II Cervical In progress * NCT00003598
Retinoic acid/tamoxifen III Squamous cell carcinoma In progress * NCT00201279
I Breast In progress *NCT00001504
Retinoic acid/ tamoxifen II Breast No significant anti-tumor activity (102)
Retinoic acid/IFN I/II Renal cell carcinoma Anti-tumor activity (103)
Retinoic acid/5-AZA, valproic acid I/II AML and myelodysplastic syndrome Safe and with clinical activity (104)
Retinoic acid/IFN III Skin squamous cell carcinoma No efficacy (105)
Retinoic acid /gemcitabine II Pancreas No efficacy (106)
Retinoic acid/p53 vaccine II Lung In progress *NCT00618891
Retinoic acid/ aldesleukin II Kidney In progress *NCT00100906

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  1. MI August 2008 vol. 8 no. 4 174-184