Table 2

Clinical studies showing efficacy of lactobacilli for treatment of cancer

BacteriaDosePathologyRef. (Design)
B. lactis Bb12
L. rhamnosus GG
+
Oligofructose enriched inulin (SYN1)
1×1010 CFU (total)


12 g
Colon cancer39(randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study)
L. rhamnosus LC705
P. freudenreichii subsp Shermanii
2–5×1010 CFU (of each)Liver cancer78(randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study)
B. longum
L. acidophilus
E. faecalis
108 CFU/g (0.21 g) (total)Colorectal cancer79(open study)
B. natto
L. acidophilus
10 mg
30 mg
Colorectal cancer80(open study)