| 摘要 |
The invention described herein encompasses methods and compositions of preventing or treating cancer comprising the administration of a combination of catechins and vanilloids. Compositions of catechins include but not limited to, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg), epicatechin (EC), epicatechin gallate (ECG), epigallocatechin (EGC). In a preferred embodiment the catechins have been treated with tannase. Compositions of vanilloids include, but are not limited to vanillylamine, the head group of capsaicin. The unique compositions of the invention contain various combinations of the catechins and vanilloids, in combination with each other or other therapeutic agents and are used to treat primary and metastatic cancers in humans. The invention also encompasses various modes of administration of the therapeutic compounds, including formulations which may be used as a dietary or nutritional supplement or as a therapeutic compound.
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