Future PC-SPES research
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
UCLA's Center for Human Nutrition is working with PC-SPES inventor Sophie Chen to ensure future research of the recalled herbal blend, according to UCLA Division of Clinical Nutrition Director David Heber, MD/PhD. "The strategies and details for manufacturing enough material for the ongoing...clinical trials in a properly controlled manufacturing environment are being actively developed," Heber noted during a House Government Reform Committee hearing July 25. PC-SPES was recalled in February due to contamination with warfarin, but Heber and colleagues believe the herbal mixture may inhibit cancer cell growth. Separately, the UCLA researcher filed an IND with FDA in mid-June to conduct metabolic studies comparing red yeast rice and Merck's cholesterol-lowering drug Mevacor...