Therapeutical effect of Geranium sibirium extract on low rectal carcinoma / 中成药

ABSTRACT

AIM:To investigate the therapeutical effect of Geranium sibirium extract on the patients with low rectal carcinoma,reserving anus reducing complication and increasing survival rate. METHODS:The treatments included extrasomatic radiotherapy near to tumor,intracavity and extracavity microwave diathermy as well as oral administration of Geranium sibirium extract.All the 30 patients were treated. RESULTS:The four-year follow -up showed that except 4 cases had local recurrence and 5 cases had distant metastasis,four-year survival rate and tumor -free survival rate were 86.7%(26/30) and 83%(25/30),respectively. CONCLUSION:With general treatment and low dose radiotherapy ,the therapeutics of reserving anus in low rectal carcinoma may increase survival quality ,reduce complication and recurrence rate.