OK-432 - To OK-432

Japanese: OK-432 - おーけーよんさんに
OK-432 - To OK-432

…Nausea and vomiting are common. In Japan, the streptococcal preparation OK-432 (Picibanil), which activates cellular immunity, and the Polyporaceae Coriolus versicolor polysaccharide PSK (Krestin) are also included in anticancer drugs, and are used in combination with chemotherapy to treat solid cancers. They are generally classified as immunotherapy agents. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "OK-432" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…悪心,嘔吐は一般にみられる。日本では細胞性免疫を活性化する溶連菌製剤,OK‐432(ピシバニール),サルノコシカケ科カワラタケ多糖体PSK(クレスチン)も制癌薬に含まれ,それぞれ化学療法と併用して固形癌の治療に利用されている。一般には免疫療法剤に分類されることが多い。…

※「OK-432」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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