BAMLET treatment of colon cancer in an animal model
BAMLET (bovine α-lactalbumin made lethal to tumour cells) is a molecular complex formed by bovine α-lactalbumin and oleic acid. New studies now reveal potent therapeutic effects of BAMLET in an animal model of colon cancer.BAMLET administration into the stomach or in the drinking water markedly reduced colon cancer development in susceptible mice. The effect was quantified as a reduction in tumor number and tumor size after 2 weeks. Long-term effects were also found in mice that had been treated for 27 weeks, which survived longer than untreated controls, where the disease developed faster.