Table 2.
Summary list of mushroom species studied for anticancer properties.
| Cancer Type | In Vitro Study | In Vivo Study | Clinical Trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous tumors | Agaricus bisporus, Agaricus blazei, Antrodia camphorata, Grifola frondosa, Phellinus linteus, Phellinus rimosus, Ramaria flava | Agaricus blazei, Agaricus sylvaticus, Antrodia camphorata, Amauroderma rude, Cordyceps sinensis, Flammulina velutipes, Ganoderma lucidum, Grifola frondosa, Lentinus edodes, Lepista inversa, Pleurotus nebrodensis, Tricholoma mongolicum | Phellinus rimosus |
| Bladder | Phellinus linteus, Poria cocos | - | - |
| Blood | Agaricus blazei, Cordyceps sinensis, Grifola frondosa, Pleurotus ostreatus | - | Grifola frondosa |
| Breast | Agaricus bisporus, Agaricus blazei, Amauroderma rude, Antrodia cinnamomea, Antrodia camphorata, Antrodia salmonea, Amauroderma rude, Cordyceps sinensis, Coriolus versicolor, Cortinarius xiphidipus, Fuscoporia torulosa, Ganoderma lucidum, Grifola frondosa, Inonotus obliquus, Laetiporus sulphureus, Lentinus crinitus, Lentinus polychrous, Lignosus rhinocerotis, Lignosus tigris, Marasmius oreades, Phellinus linteus, Phellinus rimosus, Pholiota adiposa, Pholiota nameko, Pleurotus abalones, Pleurotus djamor, Pleurotus highking, Pleurotus nebrodensis, Pleurotus ostreatus, Poria cocos, Tricholoma mongolicum, Xylaria schweinitzii | Agaricus bisporus, Agaricus blazei, Amauroderma rude, Antrodia salmonea, Ganoderma lucidum, Lignosus tigris, Phellinus rimosus, Poria cocos, Schizophyllum commune | Agaricus bisporus, Agaricus sylvaticus, Coriolus versicolor, Ganoderma lucidum, Grifola frondosa |
| Cancer cachexia | - | Antrodia cinnamomea | |
| Cervical | - | - | Agaricus blazei, Schizophyllum commune |
| Chronic hepatitis C infection | - | - | Agaricus blazei |
| Colorectal | Agaricus bisporus, Agaricus blazei, Antrodia salmonea, Cerrena unicolor, Ganoderma lucidum, Grifola frondosa, Inonotus obliquus, Lentinan, Marasmius oreades, Phellinus linteus, Pleurotus sajor-caju, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pycnoporus sanguineus, Sarcodon aspratus, Taiwanofungus salmoneus | Agaricus blazei | Agaricus sylvaticus, Ganoderma lucidum, Lentinan |
| Endometrial | - | - | Agaricus blazei |
| Gastric | Agaricus blazei | - | Trametes versicolor, Lentinan |
| Liver | Agaricus blazei, Auricularia auricula-judae, Cordyceps sinensis, Coriolus versicolo, Lentinan, Russula alatoreticula, Thelephora aurantiotincta, Tricholoma mongolicum, Xylaria schweinitzii | Agaricus blazei, Auricularia auricula-judae, Ganoderma lucidum, Phellinus linteus, Schizophyllum commune | Coriolus versicolo, Lentinan |
| Lung | Agaricus blazei, Antrodia cinnamomea, Cordyceps sinensis, Flammulina velutipes, Ganoderma lucidum, Grifola frondosa, Inonotus obliquus, Lentinula edodes, Phellinus linteus, Lentinus squarrosulus, Pleurotus nebrodensis, Pleurotus nebrodensis | Poria cocos | Ganoderma lucidum, Grifola frondosa |
| Lymphoma in dogs | - | - | Grifola frondosa |
| Myeloma | - | - | Agaricus blazei |
| Nasopharyngeal | - | - | Ganoderma lucidum |
| Ovarian | Antrodia salmonea | - | Agaricus blazei, Agaricus bisporus, Volvariella volvacea |
| Pancreatic | Agaricus blazei | - | - |
| Prostate | Fuscoporia torulosa, Ganoderma lucidum, Lentinula edodes, Phellinus linteus | - | Agaricus bisporus, Lentinula edodes |
| Testicular | Cordyceps sinensis | - | - |
| Other advanced cancers | - | - | Antrodia cinnamomea, Cordyceps sinensis, Ganoderma lucidum, Lentinula edodes |
“-”—no data available.