HETEROCARPIN, A PLANT-DERIVED PROTEIN WITH ANTI-CANCER PROPERTIES

摘要

The invention relates to a plant-derived protein with anti-cancer properties which binds the human growth hormone-releasing hormone (hGHRH). Said protein, which is obtained from the Pilocarpus Heterophyllus plant, is particularly adapted for preparing a medicament that is intended for the treatment of cancers for which growth is dependant on the GHRH growth factor and, in particular, for preparing a medicament that is intended for the treatment of cancers including small cell lung cancer and breast cancer.