AJINOMOTO CO., INC.;AJINOMOTO CO.; INC.;KURUME UNIVERSITY
发明人:
NISHITANI, SHINOBU,YANO, HIROHISA
申请号:
EP12747713
公开号:
EP2676664A4
申请日:
2012.02.17
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要:
The present invention relates to an agent for potentiating an antitumor activity of a chemotherapeutic agent against a cancer containing cancer stem cells, which contains at least one kind of branched chain amino acid selected from isoleucine, leucine and valine, or a salt thereof. In addition, the present invention relates to an agent for treating a cancer containing cancer stem cells, which contains a combination of a chemotherapeutic agent and at least one kind of branched chain amino acid selected from isoleucine, leucine and valine, or a salt thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an agent for preventing metastasis or recurrence of a cancer containing cancer stem cells, which contains a combination of a chemotherapeutic agent and at least one kind of branched chain amino acid selected from isoleucine, leucine and valine, or a salt thereof.