Combining Usage of Chemotherapy and Intrapleural Injection with Brucea Javanica Oil in Malignant Pleural Effusion / 医学研究杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study their efficacy and safety of combining usage of chemotherapy and intrapleural injection with brucea javanica oil in treatment of malignant pleural effusion (MPE).Methods 90 NSCLC patients with MPE in Nanjing Chest Hospital between February 2012 and October 2016 were randomly divided into control and treatment group.Subjects in control group were treated with chemotherapy,while those in treatment group were chemotherapy plus intrapleural injection with brucea javanica oil.Both clinical efficacy and adverse reactions were compared.Results By Combining usage of brucea javanica oil,the treatment group has higher effective rate (86.67％ vs 64.44％),lower pathology rate than control groups (P ＜0.05).The main toxicity,matological toxicity,gastrointestinal tract side reaction fever and chest pain was tolerated.There was no significant difference between two groups(P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Combining usage of brucea javanica oil and chemotherapy in treatment of MPE was safe and effective,which can remarkably inhibit the growth of tumor,promote pleural adhesions and relief symptom.