Weichang’an and 5-fluorouracil suppresses colorectal cancer in a mouse model

Table 2 Cancer metastases in nude mice implanted with tumors formed from HCT-116 cell injection

Group	Mice survived, n	Hepatic metastases	Abdominal wall metastases	Mesenteric metastases	Splenic metastasis	Renal metastasis	Gross metastatic rate	Hepatic metastasis rate
CON	11	5	4	2	0	0	100%	45.45%
WCA	10	3	2	0	0	0	50%a	30%
5-FU	11	4	2	1	1	0	72.72%	36.36%
WCA + 5-FU	10	3	0	0	0	1	40%b	30%

^aP < 0.05 vs CON;

^bP < 0.01 vs CON. WCA: Weichang’an; 5-FU: 5-fluorouracil; CON: Control.