Wang Xiu-feng, Su Shi-bing
Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine Complexity System, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2008 Nov;33(22):2583-7.
Invasion and metastasis are the basic characteristic of malignant tumor. It is the major cause of death in cancer patients. Preventing and suppressing tumor invasion and metastasis is a key pathway to decrease the mortality of malignant tumor. Since the limitations and the toxicity of chemotherapy, it was more and more attended to looking for safer and more effective agents from the Chinese herbal medicine to prevent and suppress metastasis. There are certain advantages in Chinese herbal medicine to suppressing tumor metastasis. The recent researches suggested new results that the Chinese herbal medicines treat tumor metastasis. This review summarized the research results in recent years and provides a reference for the further research.
侵袭和转移是恶性肿瘤的基本特征。它是癌症患者死亡的主要原因。预防和抑制肿瘤侵袭与转移是降低恶性肿瘤死亡率的关键途径。由于化疗的局限性和毒性，从中药中寻找更安全、更有效的预防和抑制转移的药物越来越受到关注。中药在抑制肿瘤转移方面具有一定优势。最近的研究提示了中药治疗肿瘤转移的新成果。本文综述了近年来的研究结果，为进一步研究提供参考。
