There are also a variety of cytokines in the tumor microenvironment,which are involved in the change in the hardness of the tumor,thereby affecting the invasion and metastasis of tumor cells.As traditional Chinese medicines,drugs of softening and dissipating firm knot contains different kinds of sulfated polysaccharide and sulfated glycopeptide.By inhibiting the function of cancer-associated fibroblasts,they reduce interstitial fibrosis,thereby reducing the hardness of the tumor and exerting an anti-tumor effect.