Vitamin E tocotrienol shows increased cancer cell apoptosis without toxicity in phase 1 pancreatic cancer trial

30-May-2011 - Davos Life Science has announced preliminary results of a phase I clinical trial of its Natural e3 delta-tocotrienol (Natural e3) in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer. Tocotrienols are highly potent members of the Vitamin E family that have been found by researchers to inhibit the growth ...

Gamma-Tocotrienol kills prostate cancer stem cells

Latest study reveals that gamma-tocotrienol is effective in targeting prostate cancer stem cells, offering a potential means to prevent cancer growth and disease relapse

27-Jul-2010 - Scientists from Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong have found that gamma-tocotrienol is potent in killing prostate cancer stem cells. This small group of cells is responsible for the initiation of prostate cancer and is resistant to conventional chemotherapy drugs. It causes relapses in the ...

Study suggests that tocotrienol has a common cancer-killing mechanism for different cancer types

12-Apr-2010 - Researchers from Davos Life Science in Singapore, in collaboration with scientists at the University of Hong Kong, have shown that gamma-tocotrienol, a member of the vitamin E family, is potent in killing prostate tumour cells in animal model studies. This research was reported in Pharmacology. ...

Scientists discover natural compound in palm oil kills breast cancer cells

First tocotrienol study to identify upstream regulators that mediate breast cancer progression and invasion

02-Dec-2009 - Scientists from Davos Life Science Singapore have partnered with the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong and the Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre, to show that a compound found naturally in palm oil kills breast cancer cells. The compound, called ...

Davos Life Science Opens World's Largest R&D Centre on Tocotrienols in Singapore

13-Nov-2006 - Davos Life Science, a manufacturer of active ingredients for health supplements, cosmeceuticals, functional foods, animal health and pharmaceutical products based on natural tocotrienols, opened the according to the company world's largest Research & Development Centre dedicated to tocotrienols ...