摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an antitumor composition having a suppressing effect against the promotion, progression, etc., of carcinogenic mechanism and also safe to human body by containing a cyanidin glucoside as an active ingredient. SOLUTION: This antitumor composition contains a cyaniding glucoside such as cyanidin-3-glucoside, cyanidin-3, 5-diglucoside, etc., as an active ingredient. Further, the cyanidin glucoside can be administered singly or simultaneously with other antitumor agent as necessary in various methods such as an oral administration, an intravenous injection, a subcutaneous injection, an intramuscular injection, an intrarectal administration by a suppository, etc., and since the amount of administration can be controlled by administration routes and number of administrations, it can be varied widely in accordance with symptoms, e.g. it can be set as 15 μg-30 mg/kg body weight or 1-300 mg/kg body weight for an adult daily. |