INHIBITOR FOR SIDE EFFECTS OF ANTICANCER AGENT AND PROGNOSIS IMPROVING AGENT

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inhibitor for side effects of drug therapies and a prognosis improving agent for colon cancer, using 5-fluorouracil comprising fucoidan or a fucoidan-containing material.SOLUTION: The invention provides an inhibitor for side effects of drug therapies for colon cancer using 5-fluorouracil comprising fucoidan or a fucoidan-containing material, the side effects being graded moderate (two points based on NCI-CTC criteria) or more; and a prognosis improving agent of the drug therapies for colon cancer using 5-fluorouracil comprising fucoidan or fucoidan-containing material.