Clinical Observation on Huangqi Injection in Inhibiting the Side Effects Induced by Chemotherapy / 广州中医药大学学报

ABSTRACT

[Objective] To observe the regulatory effect of Huangqi Injection (HI) on immune function of patients after chemotherapy (CT). [Methods] Thirty-four patients confirmed as acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) received two cycles of CT. During the 1st cycle, the patients were only treated with DA (daunomycin + arabinoside) regimen; in the 2nd cycle, intravenous injection of 20 mL of HI, qd for 2 weeks was added. The effect of CT on myelosuppression and immune function of the patients was observed. [Results] Immunosuppressive manifestations such as myelosuppression, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, impaired appetite, lassitude were found after the 1st cycle of CT, and peripheral immunoglobulin A (IgA), IgG, IgM and complements C3 levels were also decreased (P