Evidence Explorer · MS-N287 · Unsupported cancer-treatment claim · Appraised November 9, 2026
Selected Vegetables/Sun’s Soup combines vegetables and herbs, but the published human evidence comes from tiny, nonrandomized studies using different formulations. A later phase III registry has unknown status and no posted results.
Evidence at a glance
- Population: small studies in stage III–IV non-small cell lung cancer; only 18 evaluable treated participants across the two peer-reviewed reports summarized by NCI.
- Intervention: freeze-dried or frozen multi-ingredient mixtures, often alongside surgery, chemotherapy, radiation or supportive care.
- Reported signals: survival, weight and performance-status improvements in uncontrolled or self-selected groups; these designs cannot establish causation.
- Evidence label: weak, uncontrolled and formulation-specific evidence; no established cancer-control benefit.
What was studied
A 1999 phase I/II report compared six self-selected treated participants with 13 controls who declined the mixture. Median survival was reported as 15.5 versus 4 months, but allocation was not randomized, groups were tiny and conventional therapy varied.
A later nonconsecutive case series used another formulation and historical controls. The registered phase III placebo-controlled trial NCT00246727 was last verified in 2011, remains of unknown status and has no posted results.
What this evidence cannot establish
Eating vegetables as part of a balanced diet is different from claiming a proprietary mixture treats advanced cancer. Uncontrolled survival comparisons, patents and anecdotes cannot establish efficacy.
Safety and practical context
Published reports mainly noted fullness or bloating, but small studies cannot establish safety and the exact mixtures differ.
Multi-ingredient products can create allergy, contamination, nutrient-displacement and drug-interaction uncertainty. They should not displace calories, protein or evidence-based lung-cancer treatment.
Questions for the care team
- What is the complete, batch-specific ingredient list and dose?
- Are claims based on randomized results or self-selected case series?
- Could the mixture interfere with appetite, nutrition goals or cancer medicines?
Sources and identifiers
- NCI Selected Vegetables/Sun’s Soup PDQ
- 1999 phase I/II NSCLC report — PMID 10453443
- Phase III registry with unknown status and no posted results — NCT00246727
Funding and conflicts: The product developer and Sun Farm Corporation were central to the research program and registry sponsorship. Independent replication was not identified.
Source access and dates: Original reports, registry records and official safety sources available through the links above were checked November 9, 2026. Last literature search November 9, 2026.
Educational evidence summary, not individualized medical advice. Investigational or repurposed products should not replace established cancer treatment. Symptom, biomarker, laboratory or animal findings do not establish tumor control, recurrence prevention or longer survival.
