Effect of Fructus Bruceae oil emulsion on cellular immune function and quality of life in patients with non-small cell lung cancer / 中国中西医结合杂志
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
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(12): 157-159, 2007.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-269112
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the effect of Fructus Bruceae oil emulsion (FBE) on cellular immune function (CIF) and quality of life (QOF) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after chemotherapy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and fifteen patients with mid-late stage NSCLC were randomly assigned to two groups, the 57 patients in the control group were only treated with chemotherapy of GP regimen, 58 in the treatment group with the chemotherapy of the same regimen and combined with FBE. The clinical efficacy was evaluated after two cycles of chemotherapy.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The effective rate was 51.8% and 47.4% in the treatment group and the control group respectively, the difference between them was insignificant (P > 0.05). CIF and QOF in the treatment group were better than those in the control group after chemotherapy respectively (P < 0.01), in the latter, CIF and QOF were desreased after chemotherapy (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>FBE combined with chemotherapy can improve the cellular immune function and quality of life in patients with mid-late stage NSCLC.</p>
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Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
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Chemistry
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Treatment Outcome
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
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Brucea
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Therapeutic Uses
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Drug Therapy
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Emulsions
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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