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dc.contributor.authorRamsay, J. R.
dc.contributor.authorSuhrbier, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorAylward, J.
dc.contributor.authorOgbourne, S.
dc.contributor.authorCozzi, S.
dc.contributor.authorPoulsen, M.
dc.contributor.authorBaumann, K.
dc.contributor.authorWelburn, P.
dc.contributor.authorRedlich, G.
dc.contributor.authorParsons, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:28:14Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:28:14Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2014-10-09T00:55:38Z
dc.identifier.issn00070963
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.10184.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/44313
dc.description.abstractBackground The sap from Euphorbia peplus, commonly known as petty spurge in the U.K. or radium weed in Australia, has been used as a traditional treatment for a number of cancers. Objective To determine the effectiveness of E. peplus sap in a phase I /II clinical study for the topical treatment of basal cell carcinomas (BCC), squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) and intraepidermal carcinomas (IEC). Methods Thirty-six patients, who had refused, failed or were unsuitable for conventional treatment, were enrolled in a phase I /II clinical study. A total of 48 skin cancer lesions were treated topically with 100-300 lL of E. peplus sap once daily for 3 days. Results The complete clinical response rates at 1 month were 82% (n = 28) for BCC, 94% (n = 16) for IEC and 75% (n = 4) for SCC. After a mean follow-up of 15 months these rates were 57%, 75% and 50%, respectively. For superficial lesions < 16 mm, the response rates after follow-up were 100% for IEC (n = 10) and 78% for BCC (n = 9). Conclusions The clinical responses for these relatively unfavourable lesions (43% had failed previous treatments, 35% were situated in the head and neck region and 30% were > 2 cm in diameter), are comparable with existing nonsurgical treatments. An active ingredient of E. peplus sap has been identified as ingenol mebutate (PEP005). This clinical study affirms community experience with E. peplus sap, and supports further clinical development of PEP005 for the treatment of BCC, SCC and IEC.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom633
dc.relation.ispartofpageto636
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBritish Journal of Dermatology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume164
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical Sciences not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOncology and Carcinogenesis
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode110399
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1112
dc.titleThe sap from Euphorbia peplus is effective against human nonmelanoma skin cancers
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorParsons, Peter G.
gro.griffith.authorSuhrbier, Andreas


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