"Picibanil" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A lyophilized preparation of a low-virulence strain (SU) of Streptococcus pyogenes (S. hemolyticus), inactivated by heating with penicillin G. It has been proposed as a noncytotoxic antineoplastic agent because of its immune system-stimulating activity.
Descriptor ID |
D010844
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MeSH Number(s) |
D20.215.659
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Concept/Terms |
OK-432- OK-432
- OK 432
- OK432
- Streptococcal Preparation OK-432
- Streptococcal Preparation OK 432
- Streptococcal Preparation OK432
- Streptococcal OK-432
- Streptococcal OK 432
- Streptococcal OK432
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2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Picibanil" by people in Profiles.
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Kong D, Liu Y, Li Z, Cui Q, Wang K, Wu K, Wu G. OK-432 (Sapylin) Reduces Seroma Formation After Axillary Lymphadenectomy in Breast Cancer. J Invest Surg. 2017 Feb; 30(1):1-5.
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Kageyama K, Yamamoto A, Okuma T, Hamamoto S, Takeshita T, Sakai Y, Nishida N, Matsuoka T, Miki Y. Radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors in combination with local OK-432 injection prolongs survival and suppresses distant tumor growth in the rabbit model with intra- and extrahepatic VX2 tumors. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2013 Oct; 36(5):1383-92.
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Hamamoto S, Okuma T, Yamamoto A, Kageyama K, Takeshita T, Sakai Y, Nishida N, Matsuoka T, Miki Y. Radiofrequency ablation and immunostimulant OK-432: combination therapy enhances systemic antitumor immunity for treatment of VX2 lung tumors in rabbits. Radiology. 2013 May; 267(2):405-13.