Effects of Ginseng Polysaccharide Injection in Chemotherapy for Patients with Rectal Cancer / 中国药房

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OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of Ginseng polysaccharide injection in chemotherapy for patients with rectal cancer.METHODS:A total of eighty-five patients with rectal cancer were divided into treatment group(n=43 cases)and control group(n=42 cases)the patients in the treatment group were given ginseng polysaccharide injection(30 mg?d-1)via intravenous drip plus routine chemotherapy,and the patients in control group were given routine chemotherapy only.RESULTS:There were significant differences between the treatment group and the control group in the karnofsky scores for evaluation of life quality,62.8%(27/43)vs.38.1%(16/42)scored more than 70(P0.05),but the incidence of nausea and vomi-ting at above Ⅱ degree was lower in the treatment group than in the control group [20.9%(9/43)vs.42.9%(18/42),P