Lactoferrin as adjuvant

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    • October 29, 2016 at 9:53 pm
    storymonkey
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      hi all,

      i do not see any posts on this forum about using bovine lactoferrin as an adjuvant. there are a number of papers showing indications of efficacy. i'm wondering if anyone has used it and what kind (e.g., apolactoferrin or the semi-iron-saturated kind).

      studies seem to suggest that completely iron-saturated lactoferrin is best but that seems impossible to find on the consumer level. 

      the kind that is in stores is bovine apo-lactoferrin (0% iron saturated) and seems more useful for infections than immune modulation according to some of the articles i found. this is one: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18268518

      anyways, just wanted to get this lactoferrin thing started.

      btw, this is a big issue for me currently as my HMO only pays for Interferon for IIIa stage and i'm not thrilled about interferon with it's side-effects – especially since it may not actually work all that well in terms of overall survival.

      thanks,

      kevin

       

       

       

       

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        • October 30, 2016 at 3:01 pm
        ed williams
        Participant

          Hi Kevin, thanks for the article! I would like to point out a couple things. First thing is the article is from 2008 and in the Melanoma field that is kind of horse and buggy days. The second thing is that the article is talking about how it helps( mice) taking Chemo, and in the field of  Melanoma these days chemo is only used as kind of a last chance once Immunotherapy drugs or targeted therapy drugs have been used.  If you are looking for some good ideas for adjuvant treatments, there have been several good discusion on the forum over the last few months. If you go back and read some previous post you will find lots of good links to current options. Best Wishes!!!Ed

          • October 30, 2016 at 3:01 pm
          ed williams
          Participant

            Hi Kevin, thanks for the article! I would like to point out a couple things. First thing is the article is from 2008 and in the Melanoma field that is kind of horse and buggy days. The second thing is that the article is talking about how it helps( mice) taking Chemo, and in the field of  Melanoma these days chemo is only used as kind of a last chance once Immunotherapy drugs or targeted therapy drugs have been used.  If you are looking for some good ideas for adjuvant treatments, there have been several good discusion on the forum over the last few months. If you go back and read some previous post you will find lots of good links to current options. Best Wishes!!!Ed

            • October 30, 2016 at 3:01 pm
            ed williams
            Participant

              Hi Kevin, thanks for the article! I would like to point out a couple things. First thing is the article is from 2008 and in the Melanoma field that is kind of horse and buggy days. The second thing is that the article is talking about how it helps( mice) taking Chemo, and in the field of  Melanoma these days chemo is only used as kind of a last chance once Immunotherapy drugs or targeted therapy drugs have been used.  If you are looking for some good ideas for adjuvant treatments, there have been several good discusion on the forum over the last few months. If you go back and read some previous post you will find lots of good links to current options. Best Wishes!!!Ed

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