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Objective:To study the effect of spleen and marrow strengthening method combined with CAG regimen on the quality of life(QOL) of elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia with spleen-kidney Yang deficiency syndrome.Methods:From June 2017 to October 2018, 50 elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia with spleen-kidney Yang deficiency were randomly divided into treatment group and control group by random number table method, with 25 patients in each group.The patients in the control group were treated with CAG regimen(Ara-C+ Acla+ G-CSF), while the patients in the treatment group were treated with CAG regimen and leukemia prescription I, which was the empirical prescription for spleen and kidney Yang deficiency syndrome in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia.The patients were treated for two courses.The traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes and QOL scores of patients in two groups were compared and observed.Results:Before treatment, there was no statistically significant difference in the score of TCM syndromes between the two groups ( P>0.05). After treatment, the improvement of TCM syndromes in the treatment group had statistically significant difference compared with before treatment[before treatment (9.29±4.22)points, after treatment (5.04±3.83)points, t=3.656, P=0.001], but that in the control group had no statistically significant difference ( P>0.05). The treatment group was better than the control group ( t=-2.081, P=0.044). The total effective rate of the treatment group was 58.33% (14/24), which was significantly higher than that of the control group[26.32% (5/19)], and the difference was statistically significant (χ 2=5.831, P<0.05). Before treatment, there was no statistically significant difference in the total score of QOL between the two groups ( P>0.05). After treatment, the scores of QOL in both two groups were improved, the differences were statistically significant[the control group: (40.37±2.93)points vs.(38.21±2.76)points, t=2.337, P=0.025; the treatment group: (41.46±2.57)points vs.(36.54±2.34)points, t=6.929, P=0.000], and the QOL score of the treatment group was better than that of the control group ( t=-2.145, P=0.038). Conclusion:The improvement of TCM syndromes and QOL of elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia with spleen-kidney Yang deficiency syndrome treated by spleen and marrow strengthening method combined with CAG regimen is better than that treated by CAG chemotherapy alone.