Circumin Therapy for Myeloma.

Last Year the MD Anderson Cancer Research Centre
at the U. of Texas ran pilot trials on circumin therapy
for Myeloma.
A patient who had been diagnosed with MGUS in 1999
and with MM in late December 2005 commenced the
initial 8-week protocol at the end of which IgG levels
had decreased by almost 20%.
By the end of last year this had drop had increased to
almost 30% .A bone marrow biopsy earlier this month
shows a 40 percent neoplastic proliferation, which is a 20%
reduction.
The only side effect reported was a reduction in (high)
cholesterol by more than 50mg/dL.
Circumin is an ingredient of turmeric, a natural spice
widely used in Indian cookery. It has also been
a therapy in Ayurvedic medicine for many centuries.
MD Anderson is a Cancer Research Centre of world renown.
www.mdanderson.org

On Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:16:24 -0000, "OldBill" <Oldbill@splott.uk>
wrote:

>Last Year the MD Anderson Cancer Research Centre
>at the U. of Texas ran pilot trials on circumin therapy
>for Myeloma.
>A patient who had been diagnosed with MGUS in 1999
>and with MM in late December 2005 commenced the
>initial 8-week protocol at the end of which IgG levels
>had decreased by almost 20%.
>By the end of last year this had drop had increased to
>almost 30% .A bone marrow biopsy earlier this month
>shows a 40 percent neoplastic proliferation, which is a 20%
>reduction.
>The only side effect reported was a reduction in (high)
>cholesterol by more than 50mg/dL.
>Circumin is an ingredient of turmeric, a natural spice
>widely used in Indian cookery. It has also been
>a therapy in Ayurvedic medicine for many centuries.
>MD Anderson is a Cancer Research Centre of world renown.
>www.mdanderson.org
>
Thanks for the information. I think that you mean curcumin.

Here some general articles about curcumin and turmeric:

Curcumin
Micronutrient Information Center - Linus Pauling Institute
<http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/phytochemicals/curcumin/>

MedlinePlus Herbs and Supplements: Turmeric (Curcuma longa Linn.) and
Curcumin
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-turmeric.html>

Turmeric root
Expanded German Commission E Monographs Online - Published by the
American Botanical Council
<http://www.herbalgram.org/iherb/expandedcommissione/he096.asp>

Curcuma longa (turmeric) - HerbMed
<http://www.herbmed.org/herbs/herb9.htm>

Curcumin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curcumin>


I searched some more curcumin info from MD Anderson,
clinicaltrials.gov, and PubMed Medline database:

Curcumin trials at MD Anderson:

<http://search.atomz.com/search?sp-a=sp1000cbd6&sp-f=iso-8859-1&sp-q=curcumin&sp-k=Clinical+Trials>

Curcumin trials at clinicaltrials.gov:

<http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/search?term=curcumin&submit=Search>

Curcumin News Releases at MD Anderson website:

<http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp_a=sp1000cbd6&sp_f=iso-8859-1&sp_q=curcumin&sp_k=M+D+Anderson+News+Releases>

Curcumin search at MD Anderson website, patients and public:

<http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp_a=sp1000cbd6&sp_f=iso-8859-1&sp_q=curcumin&sp_k=Patients+and+Public>

Curcumin search, all of MD Anderson website:

<http://promosearch.atomz.com/search/promosearch/?sp-q=curcumin&sp-a=sp1000cbd6>


Curcumin and myolema related Medline references:

<http://tinyurl.com/yq76tb>


Medline references about curcumin and cancer:

<http://tinyurl.com/ysxups>


I added sci.med.diseases.cancer to the distribution.


--
Matti Narkia

"Matti Narkia" <mna@mbnet.fi> wrote in message
news:5nomr2pat3fa4ne8ho9tto7g5rssr1btd5@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:16:24 -0000, "OldBill" <Oldbill@splott.uk>
> wrote:
>
>>
> Thanks for the information. I think that you mean curcumin.
>
Thank you for some very helpful links. Sorry about the typo.

On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:23:20 +0200, Matti Narkia <mna@mbnet.fi> wrote:

>On Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:16:24 -0000, "OldBill" <Oldbill@splott.uk>
>wrote:
>
>>Last Year the MD Anderson Cancer Research Centre
>>at the U. of Texas ran pilot trials on circumin therapy
>>for Myeloma.
>>A patient who had been diagnosed with MGUS in 1999
>>and with MM in late December 2005 commenced the
>>initial 8-week protocol at the end of which IgG levels
>>had decreased by almost 20%.
>>By the end of last year this had drop had increased to
>>almost 30% .A bone marrow biopsy earlier this month
>>shows a 40 percent neoplastic proliferation, which is a 20%
>>reduction.
>>The only side effect reported was a reduction in (high)
>>cholesterol by more than 50mg/dL.
>>Circumin is an ingredient of turmeric, a natural spice
>>widely used in Indian cookery. It has also been
>>a therapy in Ayurvedic medicine for many centuries.
>>MD Anderson is a Cancer Research Centre of world renown.
>>www.mdanderson.org
>>
>Thanks for the information. I think that you mean curcumin.
>
>Here some general articles about curcumin and turmeric:
>
>Curcumin
>Micronutrient Information Center - Linus Pauling Institute
><http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/phytochemicals/curcumin/>
>
>MedlinePlus Herbs and Supplements: Turmeric (Curcuma longa Linn.) and
>Curcumin
><http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-turmeric.html>
>
>Turmeric root
>Expanded German Commission E Monographs Online - Published by the
>American Botanical Council
><http://www.herbalgram.org/iherb/expandedcommissione/he096.asp>
>
>Curcuma longa (turmeric) - HerbMed
><http://www.herbmed.org/herbs/herb9.htm>
>
>Curcumin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curcumin>
>
>
>I searched some more curcumin info from MD Anderson,
>clinicaltrials.gov, and PubMed Medline database:
>
>Curcumin trials at MD Anderson:
>
><http://search.atomz.com/search?sp-a=sp1000cbd6&sp-f=iso-8859-1&sp-q=curcumin&sp-k=Clinical+Trials>
>
>Curcumin trials at clinicaltrials.gov:
>
><http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/search?term=curcumin&submit=Search>
>
>Curcumin News Releases at MD Anderson website:
>
><http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp_a=sp1000cbd6&sp_f=iso-8859-1&sp_q=curcumin&sp_k=M+D+Anderson+News+Releases>
>
>Curcumin search at MD Anderson website, patients and public:
>
><http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp_a=sp1000cbd6&sp_f=iso-8859-1&sp_q=curcumin&sp_k=Patients+and+Public>
>
>Curcumin search, all of MD Anderson website:
>
><http://promosearch.atomz.com/search/promosearch/?sp-q=curcumin&sp-a=sp1000cbd6>
>
>
>Curcumin and myolema related Medline references:
>
><http://tinyurl.com/yq76tb>
>
>
>Medline references about curcumin and cancer:
>
><http://tinyurl.com/ysxups>
>
There is an article about curcumin and turmeric in the latest issue of
Scientific American:

Spice Healer
An ingredient in curry shows promise for treating Alzheimer's, cancer
and other diseases. By Gary Stix
Scientific American, February 2007 issue
<http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&colID=1&articleID=131CED4 F-E7F2-99DF-3C84BB412D1D3B51>


--
Matti Narkia

"Matti Narkia" <mna@mbnet.fi> wrote in message
news:1g4or219gap6qmjmuo6mvde9ca7du4d6q3@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:23:20 +0200, Matti Narkia <mna@mbnet.fi> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 26 Jan 2007 22:16:24 -0000, "OldBill" <Oldbill@splott.uk>
>>wrote:
>>
>>
> There is an article about curcumin and turmeric in the latest issue of
> Scientific American:
>
> Spice Healer
> An ingredient in curry shows promise for treating Alzheimer's, cancer
> and other diseases. By Gary Stix
> Scientific American, February 2007 issue
> <http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&colID=1&articleID=131CED4 F-E7F2-99DF-3C84BB412D1D3B51>
>
>
> --
> Matti Narkia

Here is an interesting abstract
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...20c60923b5e762