A Randomized, Double-blind Study to Evaluate the Clinical Effect and Safety of Fucoidan in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Head and Neck

Fucoidan refers to a class of fucose-enriched sulfated polysaccharides with an average molecular weight of 20,000 Daltons (Da), which can be found in many varieties of edible brown seaweeds and algae . In cell culture studies and animal studies, fucoidan has been shown to possess a range of biological activities, including anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and immunoregulatory effects . A recent in vitro study conducted in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cell lines (H103, FaDu, and KB) showed that fucoidan could induce cell cycle arrest and possibly apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner, while also enhancing response to cisplatin treatment . In addition, fucoidan has also been shown to inhibit the proliferation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells and MC3 human mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) cells .

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